give someone the bag en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, obsolete, transitive) To disappoint (someone).
I have felt of the power and terrors of what is yet unseen , he would not thus have lightly given us the bag
1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gives someone the bag | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gave someone the bag | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| given someone the bag | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| giving someone the bag | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |