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英语翻译It is in the bag The bag--one of the simplest and most u

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英语翻译
It is in the bag
The bag--one of the simplest and most useful things in every man or woman's life--has given the world many strange expressions that are not very simple.A number of these expressions are widely used in the United States today.Some were imported from England a long time ago.
When you are sure of something ,you can say,"It is in the bag."
This phrase seemed to have arrived with the modern paper bag.Before ,Americans used to say,"It is all wrapped up."Then,things you bought were wrapped in plain brown paper,or sometimes in old newspapers.
Another widely used expression is "to let the cat out of the bag",meaning to reveal a well-kept secret.
No one can explain how the cat got into the bag,or why it remained there.But there is an old story about it.Long ago tradesmen sold things in large cloth bags.Once a woman asked for a pig.The tradesman held up his cloth bag.Inside there was supposed to be a live pig.The woman asked to see it.When the dishonest tradesman opened the bag,out jumped a squealing cat ,not a pig.The tradesman 's secret was out:he was tricky,and now everybody knew it.
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