make sb responsible for
sth important, such as finishing a difficult job, that is really your
responsibility ^ IE (not) sb’s ‘bag (informal)
(not) sth that you are interested in or good at ( $ ) Miff- , ^4^ : Poetry
isn’t really my bag. Ifi-ferHKo —more
at
CAT, NERVE /7., PACK V.,
TRICK II.
• verb (-gg-) [VN]
►
PUT INTO BAGS ~f- 1 ~ sth (up) to put sth into bags
fE • • • : The fruit is washed, sorted and
bagged at
the farm. 7jc „
►
CATCH ANIMAL
MIh 2
(informal) to catch or kill an
animal )
►
IN SPORT # 3 (informal) to
score a goal, point,
etc.
►
CLAIM STH f'
4
(BrE, informal) to claim sth as
yours before sb else claims
it; to take sth before sb else can get it ^
W: Sally had managed to bag the
two best seats, jp ftf!| 7 IP W^ W fvT „ 0 Quick,
bag that table over
there! ]& ^ £ f± ffl ii ^ ^ !
5
[AustralE, NZE, informal) to criticize sb/sth ttt if; lit
MhJeM
ITSTkffl bags (I) ... (BrE) (NAmE 'dibs on ... ) used to claim sth as
yours before sb else can claim it • • • H !?;£•••: Bags I sit in the front
seat! !£•—
baga telle /.baega'tel/ noun
1 [U] a game played on a board with small balls that you try to hit into holes
2 [C, usually sing.] (literary) a small and unimportant
thing or amount ^MM:
It cost a mere bagatelle.
bagel /'beigl/ noun a
hard bread roll shaped like a ring
)
WHICH WORD?
baggage♦ luggage
■
Luggage is the usual word in BrE,
but baggage is
also used, especially in
the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. In NAmE baggage
is usually used. luggage,
{&
iUffl baggage, r^fTfr^, im
baggageo
■
Both these words are uncountable nouns.
Ais]: Do
you have a lot of luggage? jfc
o Two
pieces of luggage have gone missing. lW#tf^ A X o o Never
leave baggage unattended.
duffel bag (NAmE)
JfefT®
strap
handbag
(NAmE
also purse)
O
bumbag (BrE)
fanny pack (NAmE)
attache case briefcase (also briefcase)