we saw the whole shebang
a hotdog with the works
we took on the whole caboodle
for $10 you get the full treatment
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.
whole kit and boodle — noun everything available; usually preceded by the we saw the whole shebang a hotdog with the works we took on the whole caboodle for $10 you get the full treatment • Syn: ↑whole shebang, ↑whole kit and caboodle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
kit and caboodle — noun everything available; usually preceded by the (Freq. 1) we saw the whole shebang a hotdog with the works we took on the whole caboodle for $10 you get the full treatment • Syn: ↑whole shebang, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
kit and caboodle — also kaboodle, 1861, from KIT (Cf. kit) (n.1) in dismissive sense number of things viewed as a whole (1785) + boodle lot, collection, perhaps from Du. boedel property. Kit also was paired with other words in similar formations … Etymology dictionary
whole kit and caboodle — noun everything available; usually preceded by the we saw the whole shebang a hotdog with the works we took on the whole caboodle for $10 you get the full treatment • Syn: ↑whole shebang, ↑kit and caboodle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
kit and caboodle — Meaning The complete collection of things. Origin US origin. Kit is the usual meaning of the word, i.e. collection, as in toolkit. Caboodle is a corruption of boodle, an archaic word meaning much the same as kit. The alliteration is probably the… … Meaning and origin of phrases
(the) whole (kit and) caboodle — the whole (kit and) caboodle informal phrase everything Thesaurus: everything and including everythingsynonym Main entry: caboodle * * * the whole (kit and) caˈboodle idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
boodle — boodler, n. /boohd l/, n., v., boodled, boodling. Slang. n. 1. the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory. 2. a large quantity of something, esp. money: He s worth a boodle. 3. a bribe or other illicit payment, esp. to or… … Universalium
kit — kit1 /kit/, n., v., kitted, kitting. n. 1. a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first aid kit; a sales kit. 2. the case for containing these. 3. such a case and its contents. 4. a set of… … Universalium
whole kit — noun everything available; usually preceded by the we saw the whole shebang a hotdog with the works we took on the whole caboodle for $10 you get the full treatment • Syn: ↑whole shebang, ↑whole kit and caboodle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
