noun ⇨ See also ↑ purse
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , capacious ( formal ), large
▪ designer
VERB + HANDBAG
▪ clutch , hold
▪ carry
▪ swing
▪ reach into
▪ fumble in , rummage around in , rummage in
▪
She was rummaging in her ~ for her keys.
▪ search , search in , search through
▪
She was rummaging in her ~ for her keys.
▪ snatch
▪
She had her ~ snatched as she sat having a coffee.
PREPOSITION
▪ from a/the ~ , out of a/the ~
▪
She took a pen out of her large leather ~.
▪ in a/the ~ , into a/the ~
▪
She put her wallet into her ~.
PHRASES
▪ the contents of a ~