give (one) the bag



give (one) the bag

1. To reject or abandon one's romantic partner abruptly. I loved Mary so much and thought she loved me too—I never expected her to give me the bag and then move halfway across the country!
2. To dismiss someone from a job. I can't believe the boss gave me the bag after five years on the job!
See also: bag, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Neva-English
Drorit-Hebrew
Rahul-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telug
Emmanuele-man-WEL (French), i-MAN-yə-wəl (English), i-MAN-yəl (English)Biblical, French, English
HartleyHAHRT-leeEnglish
TreyTRAYEnglish