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the whole ball of wax the whole ball of waxEverything; the entirety of something. There's nothing more to tell you. That's the whole ball of wax. See also: ball, of, wax, whole Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. whole ball of wax and whole shooting matchthe whole thing; the whole matter or affair; the entire affair or organization. John is not a good manager. Instead of delegating jobs to others, he runs the whole shooting match himself. There's not a hard worker in that whole shooting match. I will be glad to be finished with this project. I want to be done with the whole ball of wax. I am tired of this job. I am fed up with the whole ball of wax. See also: ball, of, wax, whole McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. whole ball of wax, theAlso, the whole enchilada or shooting match or shebang . Everything, all the elements, the entire affair. For example, The union demanded higher wages, a pension plan, job security-the whole ball of wax, or The contract includes paperback rights, film rights, electronic media-the whole enchilada, or She lost her job, her pension, her health-care coverage, the whole shooting match. Not all the allusions in these slangy terms are clear. Ball of wax may refer to a 17th-century English legal practice whereby land was divided among heirs by covering scraps of paper representing portions of land with wax, rolling each into a ball, and drawing the balls from a hat. An enchilada combines several foods inside a tortilla; a shooting match denotes a shooting competition; and a shebang is a rude hut or shelter. The first two of these slangy terms date from the second half of the 1900s, the last two from the late 1800s. For synonyms, see whole kit and caboodle; whole megillah. See also: ball, of, whole The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. the whole ball of wax AMERICANIf you talk about the whole ball of wax, you mean the whole of something, including everything connected with it. Perry wanted it all the fame, the money, the glamour — the whole ball of wax. Note: The usual British expression is the whole caboodle. See also: ball, of, wax, whole Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. the whole ball of wax everything. North American informalSee also: ball, of, wax, whole Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary the whole ball of ˈwax (American English, informal) the whole thing; everything: I panicked, I cried — the whole ball of wax.See also: ball, of, wax, whole Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary the whole ball of wax n. everything; the whole thing. Well, that just about ruins the whole ball of wax. See also: ball, of, wax, whole McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also:- whole ball of wax
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- have a ball
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- bounce (something) back and forth
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