English

Noun

whole enchilada

1. idiom All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.

Synonyms
whole shebang

Quotations
2001: Jane Heller, Name Dropping: What If Two Very Different Women Had the Same Exact Name?
:"I want the wife, the kids, the house, the dog, the whole enchilada," he said in his rapid-fire way of talking.
2002: Whil Hentzen, The Software Developer's Guide
:Your job as a software developer is not to simply slam out code, but to deliver the whole enchilada.
2004: Rick Farren, The Secret of the Lighthouse
:It is only by loving all of ourselves (the whole enchilada!) that unconditional love of self is possible.

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• 2007-10-11 21:53 - WikiPedant - I think [[whole shebang]] is better classed as a synonym

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