bag and baggage

Idioms  

1. All of one's belongings, especially with reference to departing with them; completely, totally. For example, The day he quit his job, John walked out, bag and baggage. Originating in the 1400s, this phrase at first meant an army's property, and to march off bag and baggage meant that the departing army was not leaving anything behind for the enemy's use. By the late 1500s, it had been transferred to other belongings.

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Shortly 75 Costa Rican policemen arrived at the island, deported the treasure hunters bag and baggage for digging without government permission.

From Time Magazine Archive

Britain's Sir Anthony Eden last week officially moved bag and baggage into the Prime Minister's residence.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this revelation, Instructor Woodside's eavesdropping Munich hotelkeeper shouted: "There is no place for you in this hotel," threw him bag and baggage out of his room.

From Time Magazine Archive

In effect, the Lausanne Settlement turned Europe bag and baggage out of Turkey instead of turning Turkey bag and baggage out of Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

As for thee, sirrah, get thee gone, bag and baggage, thy tents and thy trickeries, before the night is half an hour older.

From The Tangled Skein by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy