Bag
Verb + bag
fill / pack a bag
empty a bag
carry a bag
lift / put down a bag
drop a bag
Bags at the airport
check in your bags
a mix-up with your bags
bags go astray
search your bags
Common expressions
a heavy / light bag
a shopping bag
a plastic bag
a handbag
carry a bag over your shoulder
(the camera) fits into your bag
look in your bag for (your wallet)
watch someone's bag
Exercise
Verb + bag
I tried to lift the biggest of the bags, but I wasn't strong enough.
Can I carry those bags for you? They look heavy.
I'm afraid that some of the eggs broke when I dropped the bag getting out of the car.
A young shop assistant helped me to fill my bags at the supermarket checkout.
I emptied the contents of my handbag on the table, but my missing earring wasn’t there.
Common expressions
It's OK. I can carry both bags. They're quite light. - d
I put my dirty washing into a plastic bag, and went to the launderette. - f
She's left her handbag lying open on the table. - e
My mobile and my palmtop fit easily into my handbag.
a
Could you watch my bags while I go to the toilet? - g
I've looked twice in my bag for the car keys, but they're not there. - b
He arrived, carrying a large bag of clothes over his shoulder. - c
Bags at the airport
Sorry, we’re so late. There was a mix-up with the bags from our flight.
I don't think we need to check in this bag. It only weighs about 5 kilos.
One of our bags went astray at Paris while we changed planes for Athens.
They searched all my bags when I went through customs at Heathrow yesterday.