Idioms for bag
Origin of bag
1200–50; 1920–25
for def 29; Middle English
bagge < Old Norse
baggi pack, bundle
regional variation note for bag
1. Although
bag and
sack are both used everywhere throughout the U.S., the more commonly used word in the North Midland U.S. is
bag and in the South Midland is
sack.
OTHER WORDS FROM bag
bag·like, adjective un·bagged, adjectiveWords nearby bag
bafflegab,
baffleplate,
baffling,
baffy,
bafta,
bag,
bag and baggage,
bag it,
bag job,
bag lady,
bag moth
British Dictionary definitions for bag of tricks
bag
/ (bæɡ) /
noun
verb bags, bagging or bagged
See also
bags
Word Origin for bag
C13: probably from Old Norse
baggi; related to Old French
bague bundle, pack, Medieval Latin
baga chest, sack, Flemish
bagge
Medical definitions for bag of tricks
bag
[ băg ]
n.
An anatomical sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow.
Idioms and Phrases with bag of tricks (1 of 2)
bag of tricks
One's stock of resources and stratagems, as in Mom can fix anything—you never know what she will pull out of her bag of tricks. Alluding to the magician's bag of equipment for performing magic tricks, this term was first recorded in 1694, when Jean de La Fontaine, in one of his fables, has a fox carry a sac des ruses (“bag of tricks”).
Idioms and Phrases with bag of tricks (2 of 2)
bag