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Collocations for handbag - noun

→ See also purse

ADJECTIVE

big, capacious (formal), large
designer

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VERB + handbag

clutch, hold
carry
swing
reach into
fumble in, rummage around in, rummage in
She was rummaging in her handbag for her keys.
search, search in, search through
She was rummaging in her handbag for her keys.
snatch
She had her handbag snatched as she sat having a coffee.

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PREPOSITION

from a/the handbag, out of a/the handbag
She took a pen out of her large leather handbag.
in a/the handbag, into a/the handbag
She put her wallet into her handbag.

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PHRASES

the contents of a handbag

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