Hand-bag
121grab bag — grab .bag n AmE 1.) a container filled with small presents that you put your hand in to pick one out British Equivalent: lucky dip 2.) [singular] a mixture of different things or styles grab bag of ▪ The treaty covers a grab bag of issues. 3.)… …
122Post bag — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …
123clutch bag — n a small bag that women carry in their hand, used especially on formal social occasions …
124airline bag — /ˈɛəlaɪn bæg/ (say airluyn bag) noun a light travel bag, suitable to be taken as hand luggage on an aeroplane. {originally provided to passengers by airline companies} …
125To turn one's hand to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …
126leave holding the bag — vp To be made a scapegoat. When the hand grenade exploded beneath the cow, Beulah was left holding the bag. 1860s …
127clutch bag — noun (C) a small bag that women carry in their hand, used especially on formal social occasions …
128grab bag — noun AmE 1 (C) a container filled with small presents that you put your hand in to pick one out; lucky dip (1) BrE 2 (singular) informal a situation in which things are decided by chance 3 (singular) a mixture of different things or styles;… …