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(one's) bag
slang Something one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. Often used in negative constructions. Thank you for the invitation, but long-distance cycling just isn't really my bag. I knew classic literature was your bag, so I thought you might like this book I found. Baking's not my bag—I don't like having to measure every little thing so precisely.
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bag
1. verb To arrest someone. After trying to bag these guys for months, we were finally able to bring them into the station tonight. I heard the police bagged Tom last night. The police will bag all of us if they catch us drinking—we are underage, you know.
2. verb To get or obtain something. Hey, when you go to that event, be sure to bag some cupcakes for us! Here, it's your lucky day—I bagged a t-shirt for you at the ball game. You bagged backstage passes? Are you serious?
3. verb In medicine, to use a respirator bag to administer oxygen to a patient who cannot breathe on their own. OK, she's not breathing, so get over here and bag her! The victim came into the ER on a gurney with one of the paramedics bagging her. You're gonna have to bag him till we get to the hospital, got it?
4. verb To die. If you don't call 9-1-1 right now, this guy's going to bag! Oh man, my parents think Uncle Eddie's gonna bag tonight—they want me to come to the hospital right away. Man, I thought the teacher was going to bag right there when you yelled back at her!
5. noun Something that one enjoys. I feel so uncomfortable in a club like this—dancing just isn't my bag. You should get Nate from accounting to help you with this—budget reports are his bag. I doubt you'll find her at the track meet. Sports have never been her bag.
6. noun An extremely unpleasant woman. Oh, I don't listen to anything the old bag next door has to say anymore. Steer clear of that bag, she's pretty much always miserable. Ugh, what is that old bag complaining about today?
7. noun A quantity of drugs. How much does a bag of pot cost these days? A: "Don't worry, I already scored us a bag for the concert." B: "Sweet!" The actor was busted with a bag of cocaine in his possession? Oh man.
bag it
1. Literally, to put or take something in a bag, such as groceries or a meal. I'm completely full but the meal was delicious. Could you bag it for me? I'll take it for lunch tomorrow. Here’s your grocery order, I just bagged it for you. Here you go, some of Mom's pasta salad. She bagged it up for you last night.
2. To cancel, abandon, or bring something to an end. After 20 years in the insurance business, I've decided to bag it. I'm going to live my dream as a photographer from now on! Well, now, it looks like rain, so let's just bag it and go down to the beach another day. A: "I thought you were going hiking." B: "Nah, I had to bag it because my car broke down on the way there."
3. Go away and leave me alone. You're really annoying me, so bag it! Bag it already—you're bothering me! Bag it, Sean, you're disrupting my class!
4. Stop talking; shut up. Bag it—I'm sick of listening to you! Would you bag it? I need some peace and quiet! I'm really tired of your constant criticisms, so just bag it already.
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bagged
slang
1. Arrested or apprehended. Well, I had to go down to the police station this morning because it seems that my son got bagged last night on his way home. If they catch you defacing the park benches, you'll be bagged for sure. The burglar was finally bagged by the police? Good.
2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really bagged! We're going to the club tonight to bagged! Ugh, my head is pounding. I need to remember this feeling the next time I think getting bagged at the bar is a good idea.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
bag it
1. Pack things in a bag, as in "Please bag it," the customer said to the checkout clerk. This usage mainly describes packing groceries or other purchases into a bag. [Colloquial; late 1500s]
2. Abandon something or someone, quit. For example, The class is not very good, so I've decided to bag it. This idiom first became widespread among students. [Colloquial; 1960s]
3. Be quiet, stop doing something, go away. For example, I've heard enough about that, so just bag it! [Slang; 1960s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
bags (I)...
(British English) (American English ˈdibs on...) (informal) used especially by children for claiming the right to have or do something before anyone else: Bags I sit in the front seat!Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
bag
1. tv. to capture and arrest someone. (see also bagged. Underworld.) They bagged the robber with the loot still on him.
2. n. an ugly woman. (Rude and derogatory.) Tell the old bag to mind her own business.
3. n. one’s preference; something suited to one’s preference. That kind of stuff is so not my bag!
4. tv. to obtain something. I’ll try to bag a couple of tickets for you.
5. n. a container of drugs. (Drugs. Not necessarily a real bag.) Two bags of H. for two dimes?
6. in. to die. The guy was coughing so hard that I thought he was going to bag right there.
7. tv. to apply a respirator to someone. (Medical. The respirator has a bag attached to hold air.) Quick, bag him before he boxes.
bag someone
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.
bagged
1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. How can anybody be so bagged on four beers?
2. mod. arrested. “You are bagged,” said the officer, clapping a hand on the suspect’s shoulder.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
bag it
Slang1. To cease participating in an activity: Finally in disgust I told my debating opponent to bag it.
2. To bring along one's lunch, as in a paper bag: I don't like cafeteria food, so I always bag it.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
- (as) dumb as a bag of hammers
- (as) dumb as a bag of rocks
- (one's) bag
- (one's) way out of a paper bag
- (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
- (one's) whole bag of tricks
- a bag lady
- a bag of bones
- a bag of cats
- a bag of nerves
- a bag of tricks
- a bag/box of tricks
- a bag/bundle of nerves
- a bag-of-spanners face
- a bundle of nerves
- a face like a bag of spanners
- a mixed bag
- a mixed bag/bunch
- air bags
- air-bags
- all that and a bag of chips
- all that and a bag of crisps
- an old bag
- bag
- bag and baggage
- bag it
- Bag it!
- bag of bones
- bag of fruit
- bag of mystery
- bag of tricks
- bag of wind
- bag on
- bag on (one)
- bag on someone
- bag out
- bag some rays
- bag someone
- Bag that!
- bag your face
- Bag your face!
- bagged
- bags on (something)
- bags...
- barf bag
- be (as) dumb as a bag of hammers
- be (not) (one's) bag
- be a bag of cats
- be all that and a bag of chips
- be all that and a bag of crisps
- be dumber than a bag of hammers
- be in the bag
- be left holding the bag
- be not (one's) bag
- bottom of the bag
- brown bag
- brown bag it
- brown-bag
- brown-bag it
- bug-out bag
- can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
- can't punch (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
- can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
- catch some rays
- check (one's) bags through (to) (some place)
- check bags through
- couldn't act (one's) way out of a paper bag
- couldn't act (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
- couldn't fight (one's) way out of a paper bag
- couldn't fight (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
- couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag
- couldn't find (one's) way out of a paper bag
- couldn't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
- dirtbag
- doggy bag
- douche bag
- douchebag
- dumber than a bag of hammers
- fleabag
- gasbag
- give (one) the bag
- grab bag
- half in the bag
- have (something) in the bag
- have bags under (one's) eyes
- he, she, etc. couldn't punch his, her, etc. way out of a paper bag
- hold the bag
- hold(ing) the bag, to/be left
- in the bag
- leave (one) holding the bag
- leave holding the bag
- let the cat out of the bag
- let the cat out of the bag, to
- like ferrets in a bag
- mixed bag
- mixed bag, a
- moneybags
- not be someone's bag
- old bag
- one's bag
- out of a paper bag
- pack (one's) bag(s)
- pack your bag
- pack your bags
- pull (something) out of the bag
- punching bag
- put on the (old) feedbag
- put on the (old) nosebag
- put on the feed bag
- put the (old) feedbag on
- put the (old) nosebag on
- put the feed bag on
- rough as bags
- scuzzbag
- sleazebag
- slime bag
- slimebag
- someone's bag of tricks
- squint like a bag of nails
- strap on the (old) feedbag
- strap on the (old) nosebag
- strap the (old) feedbag on
- swag bag
- ten pounds of shit in a five-pound bag
- the cat is out of the bag
- three bags full
- three bags full, sir
- tie on the (old) feedbag
- tie on the (old) nosebag
- tie the (old) feedbag on
- What's in the bag!
- What's in the bag?
- whole bag of tricks
- windbag
- yes sir, yes sir, three bags full, sir
- your bag