everything but the kitchen sink en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Originally military slang, 1944.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) Almost everything, whether needed or not.
She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| everything and the kitchen sink | alternative | lexicographic | |
| everything including the kitchen sink | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
kitchen-sinkery · kitchen sink regression · kitchen-sinky
Synonyms
kit and caboodle · whole kit and caboodle · all the marbles · everything but the galley stove · everything under the sun · lock · whole shitting match · everytang · stock and barrel · everything under the sun · whole hog · full monty · whole enchilada · everything but the kitchen sink · whole shooting match · whole package · line and sinker · the works · bag and baggage · the whole bang shoot · the whole nine yards · whole ball of wax · whole shebang · whole smash · hook
Translations (7)
de alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist (Almost everything, whether needed or not) · de mit Sack und Pack (Almost everything, whether needed or not) · hu az égvilágon/égadta világon/égegyadta világon minden/mindent (Almost everything, whether needed or not) · pt tudo e mais um par de botas (Almost everything, whether needed or not) · fr tout le/un/son bric-à-brac/bazar (Almost everything, whether needed or not) · de mit Kind und Kegel (Almost everything, whether needed or not) · pl cały ten kram (Almost everything, whether needed or not)