"blow in the bag" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: blows in the bag [present, singular, third-person], blowing in the bag [participle, present], blew in the bag [past], blown in the bag [participle, past]
Etymology: From the previous use of a plastic bag over the end of a breathalyser, to measure a specific amount of breath. Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> in the bag}} blow in the bag (third-person singular simple present blows in the bag, present participle blowing in the bag, simple past blew in the bag, past participle blown in the bag)
  1. (informal, dated) To supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis. Tags: dated, informal
    Sense id: en-blow_in_the_bag-en-verb-8trSD8Zy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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