in the bag
English
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) Certain or extremely likely to occur; virtually assured of victory or success.
- 1862, Julie Rose (translator), Victor Hugo (author), Les Miserables (2009 edition), →ISBN, p. 631:
- "Listen carefully. We've got him, this Croesus! As good as. It's in the bag. It's all arranged."
- 1954, Charles Percy Snow, The New Men (2001 edition), →ISBN, p. 61:
- "We mustn't count our eggs before they're hatched, but I think it's in the bag," he said.
- 1862, Julie Rose (translator), Victor Hugo (author), Les Miserables (2009 edition), →ISBN, p. 631:
- (idiomatic) Intoxicated.
Synonyms
- (certain to occur): cinched, guaranteed, inevitable
- (intoxicated): See Thesaurus:drunk
Translations
certain or extremely likely to occur; assured
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References
- “in the bag”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.