everything but the kitchen sink
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everything but the kitchen sink
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Originally military slang, 1944.
noun everything and the kitchen sink · everything including the kitchen sink
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Almost everything, whether needed or not.
She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know.
Similar: everything under the sun, all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, full monty, hook, line and sinker, kit and caboodle, lock, stock and barrel
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noun Almost everything, whether needed or not
| Português | tudo e mais um par de botas |
|---|---|
| Français | tout le/un/son bric-à-brac/bazar |
| Deutsch | mit Sack und Pack, mit Kind und Kegel, alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist |
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