bottom of the bag

bottom of the bag

The last of one's ready or available ploys or tricks. The "bag" is one's figurative "bag of tricks." I'm at the bottom of the bag—do you have any suggestions for how to get out of this situation?
See also: bag, bottom, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • parcel
  • bag and baggage
  • baggage
  • squint like a bag of nails
  • bag that!
  • (one's) whole bag of tricks
  • What’s in the bag!
  • What's in the bag?
  • Bag it!
  • squash in
References in classic literature
Several tools lay in the bottom of the bag; their handles, blackened with long use and the sweat of toil, rattled audibly together; while the other end of the wallet behind his shoulder held bread, some walnuts, and a few fresh onions.
Other handy features include a concealed charge-on-the-go system and internal light, which could be ideal if you regularly find yourself rummaging around the bottom of the bag.
The tendency is you pack too much and you end up in a treasure hunt everytime you need something, looking through the very bottom of the bag.
As the bag empties, the stroke of the activators increases, raising the bottom of the bag into a steep V shape to ensure total evacuation of the product.
The best buy date code is found at the back or bottom of the bag. The Nutrisca Chicken and Chickpea dry dog food was distributed at retail stores nationwide.
According to customs authorities, the defendant had refused to acknowledge there was that much money in his bag and tried to hide it at the bottom of the bag when he was stopped and searched upon arrival at the airport.
"At the bottom of the bag appear the words: "Guccification," "Sine Amore Nihil," "Summer MMXVII" and "XXV"--each a code that holds special meaning to the House."
Apparently, men "lick their fingers with great glee and when they reach the bottom of the bag, they pour the little broken pieces into their mouth, because they don't want to lose that taste of the flavour and the broken chips in the bottom".
He was placed in the bottom of the bag and his body was covered with clothes.
Which French word, meaning 'bottom of the bag', is used to describe a dead end?
When we searched his luggage, I found 30 pieces of green candy in the bottom of the bag. We examined the candy and discovered that it contained cocaine.
As the nights start to get colder, snuggle up to a stylish hot water bottle with this pretty cover YOU WILL NEED 1 hot water bottle Two pieces of fabric, each measuring 11 x 7in (28 x 17.75cm) Two strips of contrasting fabric, each measuring 11 x 31/2in (28 x 9cm) for the top of the bag Two strips of contrasting fabric, each measuring 11 x 41/2in (28 x 11.5cm) for the bottom of the bag Two fabric lining pieces, each measuring 11 x 15in (28 x 38cm) Two pieces of fusible fleece, each measuring 11 x 15in (28 x 38cm) Ten small eyelets A length of cord measuring 24in (61cm) Air-erasable ink pen
"The x-ray screening of the luggage revealed the presence of an abnormal density at the bottom of the bag."
The insert also has a plastic bottom, so between the carry straps that go all around the bottom of the bag insert and the plastic bottoms of both the outer and inner bags, you'll be able to stuff all the ammo and gear inside that you can carry without having to worry about the bottom of the bag falling out.