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Pack things in a bag, as in “Please bag it,” the customer said to the checkout clerk. This usage mainly describes packing groceries or other purchases into a bag. [Colloquial; late 1500s]

Abandon something or someone, quit. For example, The class is not very good, so I've decided to bag it. This idiom first became widespread among students. [Colloquial; 1960s]

Be quiet, stop doing something, go away. For example, I've heard enough about that, so just bag it! [Slang; 1960s]

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Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed.
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Elle magazine shot an editorial in September, one picture revealing a teacup pig sitting pretty by a mini Tyler Alexandra bag.
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“Which proves he is as dumb as a bag of hammers,” the official says.
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They were allowed to bring one bag per family, which most fill with food.
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He kept it in a brown paper bag stashed in the bathroom of his office.
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Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
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I shall only be away for six months; you know I have made up my mind to get rid of the whole bag of tricks.
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Thank you for nothing, Reginald; however, I shall certainly take a dip in the lucky-bag at the Castle.
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She stood looking at him as he danced around the bag, busily punching its rotund sides.
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"I think she'll pay your mother back to-morrow," said Hugh, remembering the fatness of the pink bag.
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