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whole shooting match

idiom

Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    be no match for

    To be outmatched by; to be much weaker, less capable, or less desirable than.

  2. 02

    game, set, match

    An expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion.

  3. 03

    go the whole hog

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

  4. 04

    have the whole bakery

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

  5. 05

    match made in heaven

    A relationship, such as a marriage, that is happy and successful, sometimes because the partners are very compatible.

  6. 06

    match made in hell

    A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other.

  7. 07

    shitting match

    A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.

  8. 08

    smoke the whole pack

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

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