in the bag

"We're disappointed with the result today, but to have a final against Denmark at home, with a play-off still in the bag, what more can you ask for?"

That Nobel Peace Prize is definitely in the bag now, especially after he followed up with another post on Saturday that warned, “If we attack, it will be fast, vicious and sweet.”

I would throw them in the bag, and then in the session, I pull out a prompt, and we go from there.

Charlotte says as soon as shopping for back-to-school essentials was in the bag, she saw a switch to "cosy" autumnal spending.

Maher said Anderson, operating with an alleged budget of $175m, was working on "his most ambitious canvas" and concluded the film has an "easy best picture Oscar nomination in the bag".