It's in the Bag

It's in the Bag

"It's in the Bag" can refer to:

* It's in the Bag (pricing game), a game played on the American television show The Price Is Right
* It's in the Bag (game show), the long-running New Zealand game show
* It's in the Bag!, the 1945 film starring Fred Allen

In the UK House of Commons there is a lobby with statues of past prime ministers. On entering the house proper, behind the Speaker’s chair is a large bag into which is placed requests for topics to be discussed in the House. It is from here that the saying ‘it’s in the bag’ originated.


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