| 词汇 | in the bag |
| 释义 | bagged and in the bag Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.How can anybody be so bagged on four beers?She just sat there and got bagged. Theme: ACHIEVEMENT mod. achieved.It's in the bag—as good as done.The election is in the bag unless the voters find out about my past. Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.Kelly looks like he is in the bag.John is in the bag and mean as hell. Idiom in the bag informal if something is in the bag, you are certain to get it or to achieve it.Once we'd scored the third goal, the match was pretty much in the bag.Nobody knows who'll get the job, despite rumours that Keating has it in the bag. in the bagAchieved or won almost as a certainty. Don't start to think we've got this game in the bag, gentlemen. I've seen teams make bigger comebacks than this, so we can't let up. And then, with the election all but in the bag, the report came out, and changed everything. *in the bag1. Fig. cinched; achieved. (*Typically: be ~; have something ~.) It's in the bag—as good as done. The election is in the bag unless the voters find out about my past. 2. Fig. Inf. intoxicated. (*Typically: be ~.) Kelly looks like he is in the bag. John is in the bag and mean as hell. in the bagAssured 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. in the bagCOMMON If something is in the bag, it is certain that you will get it or achieve it. Between you and me, Paul, it's in the bag. Unofficially, the job's yours. After being 23-16 up at the break, it seemed victory was in the bag for Ponty. Note: The bag referred to here is a hunting bag, in which hunters carry home the animals and birds they have shot. in the bag1 (of something desirable) as good as secured. 2 drunk. US informalin the ˈbag(informal) (of a successful result) almost certain to be achieved: With a three-goal lead and only ten minutes left to play, victory seemed in the bag.in the bag1. 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. in the bag Assured of a successful outcome; virtually accomplished or won. in the bagSure to succeed. The expression alludes to the game bag in which hunters placed small game like birds and which was called simply “a bag” from about 1600 on. However, transferring this idea to a future success did not occur until the first half of the twentieth century. “Don’t you worry, it’s all in the bag” is a relatively early appearance in print, in Raymond Postgate’s mystery, Verdict of Twelve (1940). |
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