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the full monty

the full monty

1 8.6
Taking off all their clothes, often as part of a show
  • idiom
  • NSFW
: desnudarse completamente
  • At the end of the show, the comedian surprised everyone by doing the full monty.

Examples

  • The actors rehearsed the scene where they would perform the full monty on stage.

  • Are you really going to do the full monty on stage?

  • He joked that he would go the full monty if his team won the championship.

  • She performed the full monty at the charity event.

  • The actors surprised the audience by performing the full monty during the finale.

  • During the talent show, he decided to do the full monty to emphasize his comedic act.

  • She playfully announced that she would go the full monty if her friends dared her.

Antonyms

to keep one's pants on
  • Informal
8.5

To stay calm and patient instead of getting angry

How Naked

the full monty
  • NSFW
1 8.6
stripping
1 4.1
undressed
  • NSFW
32 1.9
half-clothed
  • NSFW
1 4.6

Surface Forms

the full monty singular
the full monties plural

Morphology

the + full + monty

This is a culture-specific, lexicalized British idiom (originally a film title) meaning 'the whole thing' or 'everything.' Knowing 'the' and 'full' does not allow a B1 learner to predict that sense because 'monty' is a proper/name element and the phrase's meaning is idiomatic rather than compositionally derived.

Etymology

The full monty may come from the image of a complete strip: someone taking off every piece of clothing; so doing the full monty means 'taking all your clothes off'.