Idiom
whole ball of wax
Meaning
The entire or overall plan, concept or action.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I want the whole ball of wax, not just parts of it.”
“The company offered to buy the building, the equipment, and the staff—the whole ball of wax.”
“After reviewing the proposal, the committee decided to reject the whole ball of wax rather than negotiate the individual terms.”
Examples
simple
“I want the whole ball of wax, not just parts of it.”
contextual
“The company offered to buy the building, the equipment, and the staff—the whole ball of wax.”
complex
“After reviewing the proposal, the committee decided to reject the whole ball of wax rather than negotiate the individual terms.”
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