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full treatment

full treatment

3 3.6
All the extra services and options included with a product or service
  • noun
  • /fʊl ˈtritmənt/
translation icon : tratamiento completo
  • Barton's going to need the full treatment.
  • give the full treatment
  • get the full treatment
  • want the full treatment

And it takes a full treatment team to get the right balance of diet and exercise and in some situations, medication.

Examples

  • I see your husband has got the full treatment.

    Iron Fighter (2023)

  • You were talking about the full treatment, Professor?

    I.Q. (1994)

  • Give her the full treatment.

    The Seven Year Itch (1955)

  • She gave you the full treatment?

    House at the End of the Street (2012)

  • - Lady Bovington insists on the full treatment at all times!

    Come Play with Me (1977)

  • When you book a spa day, make sure to ask for the full treatment to enjoy all the services available.

  • At the conference, participants will receive the full treatment with access to all workshops and networking events.

  • She opted for the full treatment package to ensure she experienced everything the resort had to offer.

Synonyms

the works
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
55 3.8

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

emphasizes full range of options and features rather than extras alone
full service
vsfull treatment
15 4.1

A level where staff do many things for customers, like pumping gas or helping at a hotel

refers to available options and features rather than staffprovided service
whole shebang
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
7 8.0

Everything that is part of something

focuses on available options and features rather than general entirety
kit and caboodle
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
5 7.7

All the things and people in a group or place

narrows this to the available options and features in a service
whole kit and caboodle
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
4 6.7

All the things and people connected with something

highlights the available options and features rather than idiomatic entirety
whole kit
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
3 5.2

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

is about the full range of choices and features rather than informality
whole works
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
2 3.9

Everything included, for example all parts or options

focuses on the range of options and features rather than parts only
whole caboodle
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
1 7.7

All the things or people involved

limits the idea to the options and features that can be provided
whole kit and boodle
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
6.7

All the things in a group or set

concerns the full set of options and features offered by a product
kit and boodle
vsfull treatment
  • Informal
9.3

All the things and people together

applies specifically to the options and features a service can provide

Antonyms

partial
203 3.4

Not complete and only in some parts

How Complete

whole works
  • Informal
2 3.9
full treatment
3 3.6
standard
675 2.7
bare-bones
6 4.2

Surface Forms

full treatment singular
full treatments plural

Morphology

full + treatment

This phrase is directly compositional: 'full' (complete) modifies 'treatment' (the manner/process or service), so together it denotes the complete set of measures or services. The adjective+noun composition is a common, predictable pattern across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Full treatment may come from places like a spa, garage, or diner where you are given every service: the word full means all of it and treatment means the care or services you get. That's why 'full treatment' now means 'everything included' or being given all the available options.