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whole kit

whole kit

3 5.2
All the things you need for an activity, like tools and supplies
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : 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.