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View synonyms for ball of wax

ball of wax

noun

, Informal.
  1. everything, including all details, parts, etc., relating to a particular matter:

    He came back from Chicago with the contract for the whole ball of wax.

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Origin of ball of wax1

First recorded in 1950–55

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