Idiom
whole cloth
Meaning
in full extent, wholesale, entirely, without changes or additions
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He invented the entire story out of whole cloth.”
“The reporter realized the scandalous rumors were made up out of whole cloth to damage the politician's reputation.”
“The defense attorney argued that the prosecution's entire case was fabricated out of whole cloth, lacking any physical evidence or credible witness testimony.”
Examples
simple
“He invented the entire story out of whole cloth.”
contextual
“The reporter realized the scandalous rumors were made up out of whole cloth to damage the politician's reputation.”
complex
“The defense attorney argued that the prosecution's entire case was fabricated out of whole cloth, lacking any physical evidence or credible witness testimony.”
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