bag and baggage »
All one's possessions.
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bag of bones »
A skinny, malnourished person.
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bag of rations »
A fussy or overly zealous military superior.
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bag of wind »
A windbag.
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baggage »
Heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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baggage »
Luggage; traveling equipment.
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brown bag »
A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.
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carry on »
To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
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check out »
To have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.
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garbage in, garbage out »
(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"
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grab bag »
A gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made.
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grab bag »
Any random assortment, selection or possibility.
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handbags at dawn »
A catty squabble.
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leave somebody holding the bag »
To abandon somebody, leaving the responsibility or blame.
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