Antonyms for in bag

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bag

Phonetic Transcription : bæg

Definition of in bag

Origin : c.1200, bagge, from Old Norse baggi or a similar Scandinavian source; not found in other Germanic languages, perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin. Disparaging slang for "woman" dates from 1924 (though various specialized senses of this are much older). Meaning "person's area of interest or expertise" is 1964, from Black English slang, from jazz sense of "category," probably via notion of putting something in a bag.
To be left holding the bag (and presumably nothing else), "cheated, swindled" is attested by 1793. Many figurative senses are from the notion of the game bag (late 15c.) into which the product of the hunt was placed; e.g. the verb meaning "to kill game" (1814) and its colloquial extension to "catch, seize, steal" (1818). To let the cat out of the bag "reveal the secret" is from 1760.

As in inevitable : adj certain; cannot be avoided
As in in the bag : adj certain
As in ironclad : adj fixed, rigid
As in assured : adj absolutely certain
As in open-and-shut : adj pretty much decided
As in secure : adj certain, definite
As in through : adj done
As in certain : adj undoubtable, valid
As in inarguable : adj certain
As in incontestable : adj certain
As in unassailable : adj certain
As in undisputable : adj certain
As in decided : adj certain, definite
As in fixed : adj intent, resolute; established

Synonyms for in bag

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