handbag
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhænd.bæɡ/ us/ˈhænd.bæɡ/ (US also purse)
A2 （尤指女式）手提包，手袋
a small bag for money, keys, make-up, etc., carried especially by women
- More examples
- I've got far too much clobber in my handbag.
- She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her hair.
- Her handbag was snatched from her in the street.
- She beat off her attacker by hitting him with her handbag.
- I scooped up my belongings into my handbag.
Idiom
handbags (at dawn)idiom UK humorous （尤指两支足球队之间）相互作出愤怒威胁状但并未付诸行动
used to talk about a situation in which two football players seem angry and threatening but do not actually fight
It wasn't a serious confrontation - just handbags. 这不是严重的冲突，不过是双方作势而已。