The idiom for this week is “in the bag”; it is used when we want to talk about something that we think will be a sure success. For example:
If I were you, I wouldn’t worry about if you’ll get this job or not. You have so much experience, so I’m sure it’s in the bag!
That actress gave the best performance of her career in that movie. She’s got the Oscar award in the bag.
A: Do you think Bob will get ABC Company to become our client?
B: Oh yeah, definitely. It’s in the bag because he’s dating the daughter of ABC Company’s president.
We always use this expression to talk about something in the future that we feel extremely confident will happen; we don’t use it to talk about a past situation that has already happened.
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