- whole caboodle
- everything available
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
whole caboodle
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whole caboodle — / whole kit and caboodle This expression means everything . They provided everything we needed, tables, chairs, cutlery ... the whole caboodle … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
whole caboodle — noun everything available; usually preceded by the we saw the whole shebang a hotdog with the works we took on the whole caboodle for $10 you get the full treatment • Syn: ↑whole shebang, ↑whole kit and caboodle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
the whole caboodle — caboodle ca*boo dle (k[.a]*b[=oo] d l), n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; usually in the phrase {the whole caboodle} or {the whole kit and caboodle}. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the whole caboodle — the whole (kit and) caboodle Everything in a collection, group, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑caboodle * * * the whole (kit and) caboodle US informal : ↑everything Her father owned 5 houses and 12 cars, and when he died he left her the whole caboodle.… … Useful english dictionary
(the) whole caboodle — the whole (kit and) caboodle informal the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it. I like everything about Christmas the presents, the food, the carols the whole caboodle … New idioms dictionary
the whole caboodle — noun everything else When youre packing for our camping trip, dont forget the essentials. You know, deodorant, ant killer, condoms, baby wipes and the whole caboodle. See Also: kit and kaboodle … Wiktionary
caboodle — ca*boo dle (k[.a]*b[=oo] d l), n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; usually in the phrase {the whole caboodle} or {the whole kit and caboodle}. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caboodle — ► NOUN (in phrase the whole caboodle or the whole kit and caboodle) informal ▪ the whole number or quantity of people or things in question. ORIGIN originally US: perhaps from the phrase kit and boodle, in the same sense … English terms dictionary
the whole caboodle or the whole kit and caboodle — informal the whole number or quantity of people or things in question. → caboodle … English new terms dictionary
caboodle — ☆ caboodle [kə bo͞od′ l ] n. [ca , colloq. intens. prefix (< ? Ger ge ) + BOODLE] Informal lot; group [the whole caboodle] … English World dictionary
