in the bag 的定义
- 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.
in the bag 近义词
certain
更多in the bag例句
- France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
- Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
- Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
- This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
- Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
- Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
- Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
- Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
- The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
- So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.