Meaning of whole shebang | Babel Free

Definitions

Everything; the entire thing.

idiomatic, with-definite-article

Equivalents

Examples

“The festival had balloons, flowers, fireworks, performers, and the whole shebang.”

“On the third the whole "chebang" was removed [...]”

“I am growing more and more sick of factions, gossip, jealousies, recriminations, excoriations and the whole literary shee-bang.”

“2002, Treasure Planet, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker Doctor, I'd love to chat. Tea, cake, the whole shebang. But I've got a ship to launch and you've got your outfit to buff up.”

““Food here's pretty good. They don't serve bog juice. Real tea and real coffee. Ice cream, pop, chips. The whole shebang. Every day's a wingding, brother.””

“Of course, they would win the whole shebang in 1974, when “Waterloo” [won] (sung in English by Swedes about a Frenchman in Belgium— how much more international can one song get?), but the bitter taste of past failures is not something one forgets...”

“The whole shebang cooks in the slow cooker, which will keep it warm until you are ready to serve it.”

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