whole enchilada
whole enchilada noun: all of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
Noun
the whole enchilada (plural whole enchiladas)
- All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
- They need a fall guy for the whole enchilada.1984, William Diehl, Hooligans
- "I want the wife, the kids, the house, the dog, the whole enchilada," he said in his rapid-fire way of talking.2001, Jane Heller, Name Dropping: What If Two Very Different Women Had the Same Exact Name?
- Synonyms:
- all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty, hook, line and sinker, kit and caboodle
Examples of whole enchilada in a sentence
- Your job as a software developer is not to simply slam out code, but to deliver the whole enchilada.2002, Whil Hentzen, The Software Developer's Guide
- It is only by loving all of ourselves (the whole enchilada!) that unconditional love of self is possible.2004, Rick Farren, The Secret of the Lighthouse
Synonyms of whole enchilada
- all the marbles
- bag and baggage
- everytang
- everything but the galley stove
- everything but the kitchen sink
- everything under the sun
- full monty
- hook
- line and sinker
- kit and caboodle
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Forms of whole enchilada
| plural | whole enchiladas |
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Questions about whole enchilada
- What does whole enchilada mean?
- Whole enchilada means all of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
- How do you use whole enchilada in a sentence?
- Your job as a software developer is not to simply slam out code, but to deliver the whole enchilada.
- What part of speech is whole enchilada?
- Whole enchilada is a noun.
- What is the plural of whole enchilada?
- The plural of whole enchilada is whole enchiladas.
Words near whole enchilada in the dictionary
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