英语词组the whole ball of wax是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiomthe whole ball of wax AmEAmEused in order to emphasize that you are talking about everything in a group of similar things, or everything that is involved in a particular activity:"In fighting for this bill, we went for the whole ball of wax," Moore said last week, "because we believe that the family is important."The police told me the whole story - how they treated him, how he survived, who helped him, the whole ball of wax. —see also the whole shebang

the whole ball of wax

Everything; the entirety of something. There's nothing more to tell you. That's the whole ball of wax.

whole ball of wax

and whole shooting match

the 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.

whole ball of wax, the

Also, 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.

the whole ball of wax

AMERICAN

If 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.

the whole ball of wax

everything. North American informal

the whole ball of ˈwax

(American English, informal) the whole thing; everything: I panicked, I cried — the whole ball of wax.

the whole ball of wax

n. everything; the whole thing. Well, that just about ruins the whole ball of wax.

词组	the whole ball of wax
释义	Idiom the whole ball of wax American, informal the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it. She started working on the project in '96 and within six months was running the whole ball of wax. idiomthe whole ball of wax AmEAmEused in order to emphasize that you are talking about everything in a group of similar things, or everything that is involved in a particular activity:"In fighting for this bill, we went for the whole ball of wax," Moore said last week, "because we believe that the family is important."The police told me the whole story - how they treated him, how he survived, who helped him, the whole ball of wax. —see also the whole shebang the whole ball of wax Everything; the entirety of something. There's nothing more to tell you. That's the whole ball of wax. whole ball of wax and whole shooting match the 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. whole ball of wax, the Also, 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. the whole ball of wax AMERICAN If 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. the whole ball of wax everything. North American informal the whole ball of ˈwax (American English, informal) the whole thing; everything: I panicked, I cried — the whole ball of wax. the whole ball of wax n. everything; the whole thing. Well, that just about ruins the whole ball of wax.
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