whole shebang

/hoʊl ʃəˌbæŋ/
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Definitions of whole shebang
  1. noun
    everything available; usually preceded by `the'
    “we saw the whole shebang”
    synonyms: full treatment, kit and boodle, kit and caboodle, whole caboodle, whole kit, whole kit and boodle, whole kit and caboodle, whole works, works
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    type of:
    entireness, entirety, integrality, totality
    the state of being total and complete
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