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whole enchilada

idiom

All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.


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  1. 01

    go the whole hog

    To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing.

  2. 02

    have the whole bakery

    To have large, callipygian buttocks; to be caked up.

  3. 03

    smoke the whole pack

    To be made to go all in on something one only wanted a lesser amount of.

  4. 04

    the whole world and his dog

    Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.

  5. 05

    whole ball of wax

    The entire or overall plan, concept or action.

  6. 06

    whole box of tricks

    Everything and anything associated with a certain enterprise.

  7. 07

    whole cloth

    in full extent, wholesale, entirely, without changes or additions

  8. 08

    whole package

    Something or someone that possesses a full set of relevant characteristics, usually desirable ones.

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