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

VOA: special.2009.01.25

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

VOA: special.2009.09.27

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

VOA: special.2009.01.25

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

VOA: special.2009.01.25

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

VOA: special.2009.09.29

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

VOA: special.2009.09.29

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

VOA: special.2009.01.25

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

VOA: special.2009.01.25

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

VOA: special.2011.05.22

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

VOA: special.2009.09.29

No one can explain how the cat got into the bag.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

Hold the bag in place with a rubber band.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

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

VOA: special.2011.02.01

The astronauts made the connector from a plastic bag, cardboard and tape.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

Then cover the top of the pot with a see-through plastic bag.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

The toilet is a single-use bag made of environmentally friendly plastics.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

Store the unused part in the refrigerator in a plastic bag.

VOA: special.2009.04.28

They want to be seen to be doing good. "Ten years ago,it was enough to buy the latest 'it' bag.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Each 23 kilogram bag of oysters he receives has a tag that marks the area it came from.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

Mpyisi says the union is a mixed bag of failed states, countries struggling with democracy, and success stories.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Spain ,with its cachet of international stars, tried everything in its bag of tricks, attacking from the right,the left, and down the middle, but the Americans were a step quicker all night.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

Today,that is not enough any more." "When you want to buy the latest it bag, you also want to know how it is produced And that is the biggest change that we have seen in our business since the hem-lengths went below the knee."

VOA: standard.2010.01.31