whole shooting match en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Compare whole shitting match. Perhaps that term is a vulgarization of this term, or this term is a bowdlerization of that term.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.
It started raining on their picnic and they had to move the whole shooting match inside.
Relateds
shooting range · shooting match · game, set, match
Synonyms
everything but the kitchen sink · the whole nine yards · whole shitting match · the whole bang shoot · whole ball of wax · whole smash · bag and baggage · lock · whole shooting match · kit and caboodle · everything under the sun · stock and barrel · hook · whole shebang · everytang · the works · everything but the galley stove · whole enchilada · line and sinker · whole package · whole kit and caboodle · whole hog · full monty · all the marbles