Bag and baggage
phrase
With all of one's belongings.
He left his parents' house bag and baggage and started living on his own.
Often appears as...
- leave bag and baggage
- moved out bag and baggage
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
With all of one's belongings.
He left his parents' house bag and baggage and started living on his own.
Often appears as...
- leave bag and baggage
- moved out bag and baggage
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Total Departure
Used to emphasize leaving a place with everything you own, leaving nothing behind.
After the argument, she left, bag and baggage, never to return.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes it's used metaphorically to mean getting rid of something completely.
The company got rid of the old policies, bag and baggage.
Pro Tip 3/3Full Commitment
Implies a commitment to a new situation by taking all belongings when moving.
He embraced his new job in the city, moving there bag and baggage.
Pro Tip 1/3Total Departure
Used to emphasize leaving a place with everything you own, leaving nothing behind.
After the argument, she left, bag and baggage, never to return.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes it's used metaphorically to mean getting rid of something completely.
The company got rid of the old policies, bag and baggage.
Pro Tip 3/3Full Commitment
Implies a commitment to a new situation by taking all belongings when moving.
He embraced his new job in the city, moving there bag and baggage.
Pro Tip 1/3Total Departure
Used to emphasize leaving a place with everything you own, leaving nothing behind.
After the argument, she left, bag and baggage, never to return.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes it's used metaphorically to mean getting rid of something completely.
The company got rid of the old policies, bag and baggage.
Pro Tip 3/3Full Commitment
Implies a commitment to a new situation by taking all belongings when moving.
He embraced his new job in the city, moving there bag and baggage.
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