be in the bag

To be achieved or won as a certainty. Don't get complacent, gentlemen. As soon as you start to think the game is in the bag, that's when teams mount big comebacks. The election's in the bag—it's a veritable landslide. Greg's so cocky, he thinks the promotion's in the bag.

See also: bag

See also:

have (something) in the bag
in the bag
beyond the/a shadow of doubt
beyond/without a shadow of doubt
without a shadow of a doubt
without the/a shadow of (a) doubt
Bag it!
a bag/bundle of nerves

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