bag and baggage

bag and baggage
adverb
: with all one's belongings : completely

he got rid of all the visitors, bag and baggage

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bag and baggage
With all one's belongings, completely, as in to clear out bag and baggage
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Main Entry:bag

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bag and baggage british phrase
with all the things that you own

She threw him out bag and baggage.

Thesaurus: general words for possessionssynonym
Main entry: bag

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with all one's belongings

he threw her out bag and baggage

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bag and baggage
chiefly Brit : with all of your possessions

He got rid of the visitors, bag and baggage. [=altogether, completely]

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Main Entry:bag
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bag and baggage — see bag, 1
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Main Entry:baggage

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ˌbag and ˈbaggage idiom
with all your possessions, especially secretly or suddenly

He threw her out onto the street, bag and baggage.

Main entry:bagidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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