be in the bag

Meaning

1. Oxford40% of films

   if sth is in the bag, it is almost certain to be won or achieved

   We excited? -We got this in the bag. -We excited?

In the movies · 29

• Jack you realize you got this in the bag rightF92021
• We excited? -We got this in the bag. -We excited?Friends: The Reunion2021
• I think we got it in the bag now.Searching for Bobby Fischer1993
• This is the bagThe Interview2014
• The bag! Get the bag! Okay.Baby Driver2017
• And the bag.Trainspotting1996
• In the bag. In the bag.Pulp Fiction1994
• The bag of toys!The Christmas Chronicles2018

Learn it in full scenes

• Friends: The Reunion2021
  • The Cast Returns to the Set
  • The Friends Cast Reunites On Stage
  • The Cast Reunites at the Fountain

From the same entry

• bag and baggage
• a bag of bones
• leave holding the bag
• let the cat out of the bag
• be a bag of nerves
• pack your bags
• a bag of tricks

More idioms

• take by surprise
• be on the move
• at random
• if only
• in the nick of time
• keep a close eye on
• make ends meet
• nine to five
• turn over a new leaf
• how about
• feel sick to your stomach
• run in the family