humorous

something that you say in order to admit that something is your fault.

'Tim, do you know why the back door was unlocked when I came home?' 'Mea culpa. I'm sorry - it won't happen again.'

• whole ball of wax
• whole bit
• whole caboodle
• whole enchilada
• whole kaboodle
• whole kit and caboodle
• whole new ball game
• whole new ballgame
• whole nine yards
• whole picture
• whole shebang
• whole shooting match
• whole works
• whole world came crashing down around
• whole world came crashing down around you
• who needs
• Who needs it?
• who needs something
• Who needs them?
• whoop it up
• who's your daddy
• who would have thought
• Why break the habit of a lifetime?
• Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
• why not