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Idiom

whole package

Meaning

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

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is smart, kind, and funny; he is the whole package.”

“She decided to hire the candidate because he had the right experience and a great personality, making him the whole package.”

“While many applicants possessed technical expertise, she alone demonstrated the leadership skills and emotional intelligence that marked her as the whole package.”

Examples

simple

“He is smart, kind, and funny; he is the whole package.”

contextual

“She decided to hire the candidate because he had the right experience and a great personality, making him the whole package.”

complex

“While many applicants possessed technical expertise, she alone demonstrated the leadership skills and emotional intelligence that marked her as the whole package.”

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