give (one) the bag
give (one) the bag
1. For one's romantic partner to abruptly reject or abandon one. I loved Mary so much and thought she loved me—I never expected her to give me the bag and then move halfway across the country!
2. To dismiss someone from a job; to fire one. I can't believe the boss gave me the bag after five years on the job!
See also: bag, give
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- in the bosom of (someone or something)
- in the bosom of something
- sleep out
- be close to (one's) heart
- be close/dear/near to somebody's heart
- be the world to (one)
- be/mean the world to somebody
- ill health
- mean the world to (someone)
- regular as clockwork