The woman asked to see it. When the dishonest tradesman opened the bag, out jumped a cat C not a pig.

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Just be careful not to let the cat out of the bag, or someone may leave you holding the bag.

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"Hey little boy!" says Bill, "would you like to have a bag of candy and a nice ride?"

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If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you let the cat out of the bag.

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This expression makes the person left holding the bag responsible for an action, often a crime or misdeed.

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The phrase to be left holding the bag is as widely used as the expression to let the cat out of the bag.

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The crushed seeds are then put into a cloth bag and the bag is hung up.

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A company based in the United States called GrainPro makes another kind of airtight bag.

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Some of the oil will flow out of the bag and can be collected.

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The bag is one of the most simple and useful things in the world.

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In his play, Taylor describes Shays as disappearing, giving others "the bag to hold."

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Another widely-used expression is to let the cat out of the bag.

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Ransie Bilbro took a small bag from a pocket in his pants.

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But some oil will remain in the crushed seeds inside the bag.

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