grab bag

grab bag

noun
1.
a container or receptacle from which a person at a party or the like draws a gift without knowing what it is.
2.
any miscellaneous collection.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism
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grab bag
 
n
1.  a collection of miscellaneous things
2.  (US), (Canadian), (Austral) a bag or other container from which gifts are drawn at random

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Idioms & Phrases

grab bag

A miscellaneous collection, as in The meeting amounted to a grab bag of petty complaints. This term alludes to a container offered at a party or fair, where one dips in for a party favor or prize without knowing what one will get. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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