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whole shebang

Idioms  
  1. Also, whole shooting match. See whole ball of wax.


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El Monte neo-Nazi Joseph Tommasi once ran the whole shebang, but he’d been given the boot by the national HQ, and went off to start his own outfit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Davies says: "I play Rob from the age of 15 right the way through to the end of the film... It's full body, voice, dancing - the whole shebang."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

"We're ready to move on to making the whole shebang in the acoustic domain."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

The whole shebang, say purists, is nothing less than an abomination.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023

She held up a picture of Pandora opening up the box and a whole shebang of gremlins floating out.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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