For SSC English, identify the meaning of Bag and baggage.
Note
Bag and baggage means with all belongings; completely. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.
- Classroom example: Bag and baggage can refer to a situation involving with all belongings; completely.
- Story example: A writer may use Bag and baggage when describing a situation involving with all belongings; completely.
- Exam example: When a sentence contains Bag and baggage, choose the meaning “with all belongings; completely.”
