have something as good as secured or certain
certain to get or achieve something
assured of a successful result
virtually secured or achieved
The deal was finally in the bag after a few rounds of tough negotiations.
The game was in the bag when the team scored their third goal.
After months of hard campaigning, the politician believed that elections were in the bag.
I have not yet got the job, but I believe its pretty much in the bag.
Everyone thought that he had the match in the bag, but his opponent suddenly put in a tremendous performance and snatched it away from him.
Having received a lot of praise from the management, he knew that his promotion was in the bag.
Though I feel the contract is in the bag, I’ll wait for the confirmation before telling anyone.
There is no origin for this idiom
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