is your bag

is your bag
(something) is (your) bag you like or care about something.

There are some good jobs available if marketing is your bag.

Usage notes: often used with not:

Camping is not my bag.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • be your bag — (not) be (your) bag informal to not be something that you are interested in. Country music isn t really my bag …   New idioms dictionary

  • something is your bag — (something) is (your) bag you like or care about something. There are some good jobs available if marketing is your bag. Usage notes: often used with not: Camping is not my bag …   New idioms dictionary

  • not be your bag — (not) be (your) bag informal to not be something that you are interested in. Country music isn t really my bag …   New idioms dictionary

  • muster your bag —    British    to be ill    Naval usage, from having to take your kit to the sick bay …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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  • bag — 1 noun (C) 1 CONTAINER a) a container made of paper, cloth etc, which usually opens at the top: a paper bag | a sports bag b) a small bag used by a woman to carry her personal possessions; handbag: Don t leave your bag in the office when you go… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bag — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ heavy ▪ empty ▪ small ▪ burlap (AmE), canvas …   Collocations dictionary

  • bag — I n Favorite thing. What s your bag, man? Let s see if we have anything in common. 1960s II n Problem. What s your bag, man? Get off my back. 1990s III v To miss, to not attend. Let s bag biology today and go to the library instead. 1970s IV v To …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • bag — Noun. 1. An ugly woman. Derog. Cf. old bag . 2. An objectionable and unpleasant person. 3. Meaning that which interests. E.g. What s your bag ? Mine is dance music. Orig. U.S. 1960s 4. The scrotum. Suffix. A suffix that emphasises the essential… …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bag and baggage — {adv.}, {informal} With all your clothes and other personal belongings, especially movable possessions; completely. * /If they don t pay their hotel bill they will be put out bag and baggage./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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