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handbag
UK
/ˈhændbæɡ/
US
/ˈhændbæɡ/
Translations
handbags
pl
UK
/ˈhændbæɡ/
US
/ˈhændbæɡ/
She bought a new handbag for the party.
Она купила новую сумку для вечеринки.
She always carries her lipstick in her handbag.
Она всегда носит помаду в своей дамской сумочке.
Additional translations
handbagged
Past Simple
handbagged
Past Participle
handbagging
Gerund
British informal; derived from Margaret Thatcher's reputed use of a handbag—means to attack or dominate forcefully, especially verbally.
UK
/ˈhændˌbæɡ/
US
/ˈhændˌbæɡ/
Used attributively before a noun to indicate that something is designed for, contained in, or small enough to fit in a handbag.
Definitions
She reached into her handbag to find her phone.
The minister was handbagged by the former prime minister during the heated debate.
She carried a handbag mirror for quick touch-ups.