whole kit

3 5.2

All the things you need for an activity, like tools and supplies

noun

Informal

: todo el equipo

When they sold their house, they included the whole kit and caboodle, from furniture to appliances.
the whole kit and caboodle
get the whole kit

That would be great and better because I don't really love the whole kit idea, but the product itself is so good.

Examples

Here's your whole kit.

Crazy Heart (2009)
What if there was a way to get to the Moon, set up robotics, communications, the whole kit and caboodle?

Blog text (1)
I see you brought the whole kit.

Love and Death (1975)
Sky, earth, the whole kit and caboodle.

Academic text (1998)
"The whole kit and caboodle," he says.

Fiction book (1994)
The whole kit and caboodle.

Fiction book (1994)
If you don't want to make a lunch box, you could buy the whole kit and caboodle.

Blog text (2)
That's good too, but that's not the whole kit and caboodle, as they say.
For the camping trip, we packed the whole kit, including tents, food, and gear.
She decided to buy the whole kit and caboodle for her art project, which included all the necessary supplies.

Synonyms

the works

vswhole kit

Informal

55 3.8

Everything extra you can have, like extra burger toppings or a full spa service

is broader, used for overall entirety not limited to extras

whole shebang

vswhole kit

Informal

7 8.0

Everything that is part of something

is the informal term meaning all parts rather than a formal label

kit and caboodle

vswhole kit

Informal

5 7.7

All the things and people in a group or place

is used similarly but often in more familiar contexts

whole kit and caboodle

vswhole kit

Informal

4 6.7

All the things and people connected with something

is the same meaning but used as a shorter informal variant

full treatment

vswhole kit

3 3.6

All the extra services and options included with a product or service

applies to general totality rather than service or product focused offerings

whole works

vswhole kit

Informal

2 3.9

Everything included, for example all parts or options

focuses on general totality rather than technical or product-specific options

whole caboodle

vswhole kit

Informal

1 7.7

All the things or people involved

is the casual way to express the same total rather than precise wording

whole kit and boodle

vswhole kit

Informal

6.7

All the things in a group or set

is the general informal expression for everything involved

kit and boodle

vswhole kit

Informal

9.3

All the things and people together

is the everyday informal phrase for totality rather than formal term

Antonyms

nothing

∞ 1.0

Not anything of interest or value

partial

203 3.4

Not complete and only in some parts

How Complete

whole kit and caboodle

Informal

4 6.7

whole kit

Informal

3 5.2

kit

302 1.6

single piece

11 3.3

Surface Forms

whole kit singular

whole kits plural

Morphology

whole + kit

The meaning 'everything/the entire set' is directly derivable from combining 'whole' (totality) and 'kit' (a set or package of items); the phrase simply names the complete set. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Whole kit comes from kit, an old word for a box or set of tools or gear. Picture a full toolbox with every tool inside, and you have the idea: the whole kit means 'everything' or the complete set.