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black-bag job — Informal. surreptitious or illegal entry or activity by government agents seeking incriminating evidence. [1970 75, Amer.] * * * black bag job «BLAK BAG», U.S. Informal. a burglary by a law enforcement agent to obtain information … Useful english dictionary
black bag job — n American a break in or other covert operation car ried out by a government agency. A piece of jargon from the time of the Watergate scandal … Contemporary slang
black bag — (associated with) an illicit enquiry Usually relating to telephone tapping or the robbery of documents, from the holdall in which tools are carried: I d like you to authorize a black bag job on Rathbone s town house. (Sanders, 1990) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
bag — bag1 [ bæg ] noun count *** 1. ) a container made of paper, plastic, or cloth, used for carrying or storing things: Put your dirty clothes in the plastic bag. He was weighed down by shopping bags. a golf bag a ) the things in a bag, or the amount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blackbag job — black bag job n. Slang An act of entry, search, and sometimes removal or photographing of property, conducted by federal investigators without a warrant. * * * … Universalium
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