English Reference
Idiom idiom

whole package


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.


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.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    care package

    A package sent from home or from friends or family, containing favorite foods or comfort items.

  2. 02

    go the whole hog

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

  3. 03

    have the whole bakery

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

  4. 04

    packaged goods

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see packaged, goods.

  5. 05

    smoke the whole pack

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

  6. 06

    the whole world and his dog

    Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.

  7. 07

    total package

    Something or someone that possesses a complete set of desired or expected characteristics.

  8. 08

    whole ball of wax

    The entire or overall plan, concept or action.

Last updated August 10, 2026