A catty fight. Derives from the more traditional "pistols at dawn", but with the selection of weapon implying that the participants are of the weaker sex. Works especially well if they're actually male.
"Dave and Bill just couldn't agree on which boy band was their favorite. Before we knew it, things got out of hand and it was time for handbags at dawn!"
During lovemaking, a guy tells his female partner that he is unable to finish and makes up an excuse if needed. Then, while his partner is getting cleaned up, or just not paying attention, he blows his load in her purse for her to find at a later time.
Reminiscent of the 1980s discos, a group, usually females, placing their handbags on the floor in a disco and dancing round them in a circle waiting for something to happen, with no plan other to dance until something happens, or more likely someone askes them to dance.
It was the two hours since the meeting started and no progress had been made and the chairmen said we needed to stop dancing round handbags and make a decision.
The American Queen of TV handbagged a small European country (known for its neutrality) to sell her new movie about the unfairness of racism in the U.S.A.