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bag (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to put someone on a respirator. (To apply a medical device, part of which is a rubber bag, used to help someone breathe.) : Bag this guy quick. He is struggling to get his breath.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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in the bag definition


  1. mod.
    cinched; achieved. : It's in the bag—as good as done. , The election is in the bag unless the voters find out about my past.
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. (See also bagged.) : Kelly looks like he is in the bag.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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in the bag

Assured of success, virtually accomplished or won. For example, The coach thought the trophy was in the bag, or Our new contract is in the bag. The precise allusion in this idiom is unknown. One writer believes it refers to a completed transaction, that is, an item bought and wrapped in a bag. However, it may well refer to the game bag in which hunters place small game such as birds. [c. 1920] Also see under wrap up.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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