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whole kit and boodle

whole kit and boodle

6.7
All the things in a group or set
  • idiom
  • Informal
: todo el conjunto
  • We packed up the whole kit and boodle and moved to the countryside.

Examples

  • At the garage sale, she sold the whole kit and boodle for just fifty dollars.

  • If you buy the deluxe edition, you get the whole kit and boodle.

  • He packed up the whole kit and boodle before leaving.

  • I want the whole kit and boodle for my birthday!

  • At the garage sale, she sold the whole kit and boodle for just fifty dollars.

  • If you buy the deluxe edition, you get the whole kit and boodle.

  • We packed up the whole kit and boodle and moved to the countryside.

Synonyms

the works
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
51 3.8

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

is the basic entirety rather than emphasising extras and options
whole shebang
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
13 8.0

Everything that is part of something

is normally used with the word the before it rather than standing alone
caboodle
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
8 8.5

All the things or people together as a group

is typically said with the word the before it rather than alone
whole kit
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
8 5.2

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

is a more neutral expression rather than an informal one
whole works
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
6 3.9

Everything included, for example all parts or options

is the simple total of a group rather than highlighting extra parts
full treatment
vswhole kit and boodle
5 3.6

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

is the general idea of everything, not limited to services or products
whole caboodle
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
5 7.7

All the things or people involved

is usually used with the word the before it rather than alone
kit and caboodle
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
5 7.7

All the things and people in a group or place

is normally used with the word the before it rather than alone
whole kit and caboodle
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
4 6.7

All the things and people connected with something

is commonly spoken with the word the before it rather than alone
schmear
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
1 9.9

A complete set of related things included together

is the neutral expression rather than the informal colloquial term
kit and boodle
vswhole kit and boodle
  • Informal
9.3

All the things and people together

is usually used with the word the before it rather than alone

Antonyms

nothing
∞ 1.0

Not anything of interest or value

part
∞ 1.0

A piece of something that, with others, makes a whole

How Complete

whole kit and boodle
  • Informal
6.7
set
∞ 2.1
single piece
12 3.3

Surface Forms

whole kit and boodle singular
whole kits and boodles plural

Morphology

whole + kit + and + boodle

Although 'whole' and 'kit' individually suggest the totality of a set, the fixed binomial 'kit and boodle' (a variant of 'kit and caboodle') is an idiomatic collocation and 'boodle' has no transparent, compositional meaning here. A B1 learner who knows the separate words would not reliably derive the sense 'everything' because the phrase functions as a lexicalized idiom rather than a predictable combination.

Etymology

Whole kit and boodle may come from an old picture where kit meant a box of tools and boodle meant a pile of goods, so you can imagine taking the box and the pile together. That's why the phrase means 'everything'.