In the Bag
What it means
Certain to succeed, to the point where the result feels already collected and counted.
Where it comes from
The bag is most likely a hunter's game bag, where a bird is only yours once it is inside. Several sporting origin stories circulate for it, and none of them is settled.
The puzzle it came from
In the Bag was the answer to the Phrasicle of August 12, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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prison
cell
phone
number
one
cast
iron
hand
bag
lunch
log
in
love
letter
head
pirate
hat
trick
question
mark
Phrasicle: In the Bag