What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘In the bag’? Virtually secured – as good as in one’s possession. What’s the origin of the phrase ‘In the bag’? The term in the bag with the meaning of ‘virtually secured’ is American and came into being in the early 20th century.
What does the phrase “you’ve got this in the bag” mean? The phrase means you can do it or if you strongly think someone is going to win a competition or contest, you can say that they’ve “got it in the bag”. Use this expression to talk about sports, business deals, job applications, etc.
The term in the bag with the meaning of ‘virtually secured’ is American and came into being in the early 20th century. It is slightly pre-dated by an Australian/New Zealand version of in the bag which had a different meaning. That was in use by 1900 and is defined here in a later citation:
John is in the bag and mean as hell. 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.
What does “got it in the bag” mean?
The phrase means you can do it or if you strongly think someone is going to win a competition or contest, you can say that they’ve “got it in the bag”.
The derivation of the phrase is not clear. One suggestion is that the phrase refers to the whip-like ” cat o’nine tails “, an instrument of punishment once used on Royal Navy vessels. The instrument was purportedly stored in a red sack, and a sailor who revealed the transgressions of another would be “letting the cat out of the bag”. Another suggested derivation is from the ” pig in a poke ” scam, where a customer buying a suckling pig in a sack would actually be sold a (less valuable) cat, and would not realise the deception until the bag was opened.Johannes Agricola made reference to the expression “let the cat out of the bag” in a letter to Martin Luther on 4 May 1530 as referenced in Lyndal Roper’s 2016 biography about Martín Luther.Both of these suggestions are rejected by Snopes.com, who find no evidence of it originating in naval slang, nor of whips being stored in sacks, and consider it “nigh on impossible to mistake a cat for a pig”.
In means that a transaction is virtually completed with your desired outcome and without serious question.
When did I Get the Bag come out?
“I Get the Bag” was first released as an instant grat track on August 18, 2017 for pre-orders of the album. It was then sent to urban radio on September 5, 2017 , as the album’s third single (second radio single).
I Get the Bag. ” I Get the Bag ” is a song by American rapper Gucci Mane, featuring Migos. It was released on August 18, 2017, as the third single from Mane’s eleventh studio album Mr. Davis (2017).
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