a laundry list

a laundry list of (something)

A very long list of possible options or things that one wants or needs. Primarily heard in UK. The new political coalition has issued a laundry list of demands for the prime minister ahead of the referendum. The agency has created a laundry list of options for consumers looking to resolve their debt.
See also: laundry, list, of

laundry list

A very long list of items. I have a laundry list of projects I need to get done before Friday. The senator began the hearing by reading a laundry list of accusations for nearly 30 minutes!
See also: laundry, list
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a laundry list

mainly AMERICAN
COMMON A laundry list is a long list of things, especially things you need or want. The president then went through a laundry list of proposals. This document is expected to set out a laundry list of reasons why shareholders should reject the bid.
See also: laundry, list
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • a laundry list of (something)
  • laundry
  • laundry list
  • a shopping list
  • a shopping list of (something)
  • shopping list
  • list (someone or something) as one of (someone or something)
  • list as
  • as long as (one's) arm
  • as long as your arm
References in periodicals archive
Starlings trained in a lab have learned to distinguish between sounds strung together like a laundry list and those with nested, or recursive, elements, according to Timothy Q.
Grammar's for the birds: human-only language rule? Tell starlings