kit
get (one's) kit off
To remove one's clothes. Primarily heard in UK. Come on, it's already nine o'clock—get your kit off and hop in the tub before it gets any later!
See also: get, kit, off
kit
1. A kitten. Aw, look at that little kit! What a love!
2. A uniform, especially that worn by Association Football (soccer) players. Primarily heard in UK. Did you see Arsenal's new kits?
kit and caboodle
All the parts of a group of things. The phrase "the whole kit and caboodle" is often used. I had a collection I'd been putting together for nearly 25 years, and burglars stole the whole kit and caboodle. John has some awesome camping gear, and he let us borrow the kit and caboodle for the weekend.
See also: and, caboodle, kit
kit out
To furnish someone or something with clothing, equipment, furniture, accessories, etc., for a particular purpose, especially that which is new or desirable. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kit" and "out." Often used in passive constructions. They kitted the office space out with brand new desks, chairs, and computers. The team came onto the pitch kitted out in new boots and jerseys. Primary schools are getting kitted out with fancy new tablets as part of an initiative by the city council.
See also: kit, out
kit up
To furnish someone or something with clothing, equipment, furniture, accessories, etc., for a particular purpose, especially that which is new or desirable. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kit" and "up." Often used in passive constructions. They kitted the office space up with brand new desks, chairs, and computers. The team came onto the pitch kitted up in new boots and jerseys. Primary schools are getting kitted up with fancy new tablets and laptops as part of an initiative by the city council.
See also: kit, up
the whole kit and caboodle
All the parts of a group of things. I had a collection I'd been putting together for nearly 25 years, and burglars stole the whole kit and caboodle. John has some awesome camping gear, and he let us borrow the whole kit and caboodle for the weekend.
See also: and, caboodle, kit, whole
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
whole kit and caboodle
Inf. a group of pieces of equipment or belongings. (The word caboodle is used only in this expression.) When I bought Bob's motorhome, I got furniture, refrigerator, and linen—the whole kit and caboodle. The salesman managed to sell John the whole kit and caboodle.
See also: and, caboodle, kit, whole
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
whole kit and caboodle, the
Everything, every part, as in He packed up all his gear, the whole kit and caboodle, and walked out. This expression is a redundancy, for kit has meant "a collection or group" since the mid-1700s (though this meaning survives only in the full idiom today), and caboodle has been used with the same meaning since the 1840s. In fact caboodle is thought to be a corruption of the phrase kit and boodle, another redundant phrase, since boodle also meant "a collection."
See also: and, kit, whole
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
the whole caboodle
BRITISH, AMERICAN orthe whole kit and caboodle
BRITISHIf you talk about the whole caboodle or the whole kit and caboodle, you mean the whole of something. You can borrow the tent and equipment — the whole caboodle — if you like. They have financed the whole kit and caboodle. Note: The usual American expression is the whole ball of wax or the whole enchilada. Note: `Caboodle' may come from the Dutch word `boedal', meaning `property'.
See also: caboodle, whole
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
the whole caboodle (or the whole kit and caboodle)
the whole lot. informalCaboodle may come from the Dutch word boedel meaning ‘possessions’.
See also: caboodle, whole
get your kit off
take off all your clothes. British informalSee also: get, kit, off
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
the ˌwhole caˈboodle
,the ˌwhole kit and caˈboodle
everything: I had new clothes, a new hairstyle — the whole caboodle.This idiom originally came from the Dutch word boedel, meaning ‘possessions’.See also: caboodle, whole
get your ˈkit off
(British English, slang) take your clothes offSee also: get, kit, off
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
kit and caboodle
(ˈkɪt næ kəˈbudlæ) n. everything; all parts and property. (Often with whole.) I want you out of here—kit and caboodle—by noon. She moved in to stay, kit and caboodle.
See also: and, caboodle, kit
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
the (whole) kit and caboodle
Informal The entire collection or lot.
See also: and, caboodle, kit
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
kit and caboodle, (the whole)
Everything; all of it. Several writers speculate that caboodle comes from the Dutch boedel, meaning a large quantity, whereas kit has long meant a set of tools or equipment for a specific purpose, such as a tool kit or makeup kit. However, the OED maintains that caboodle is a corruption of kit and boodle, and gives quotations for whole caboodle (1838), kit and cargo (1852), kit and boiling (1859), and finally, the hul kit and boodle (1861). They all meant the same thing—“the lot.”
See also: and, kit
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
kit and caboodle
The entire thing. A “kit” is a collection of items, such as a tool kit or a sewing kit. “Caboodle,” comes from “boodle,” is a collection of people. This 19th-century phrase was frequently misheard as “kitten caboodle,” causing the mishearer to look around for a young feline.
See also: and, caboodle, kit
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
- get (one's) kit off
- get your kit off
- tub-thumping
- hop to it
- Hop to it!
- hop off
- hop off (of something)
- get on for (something)
- bunny hop
- getting on for