| 词组 | the whole shooting match |
| 释义 | Idiom the whole shooting match informal the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it.There are four projects at present and Gerry's in charge of the whole shooting match. the whole shooting matchThe entirety of something, including all things related to it. While I'm in London, I want to see Big Ben, the palace, the whole shooting match. the whole shooting matchmainly BRITISHIf you say the whole shooting match, you mean all or every part of something. The head of this division runs the whole shooting match. She manages projects, devises campaigns, hires, fires, and a hundred other things. I filled in my organ donor card, ticking the whole shooting match, from kidneys to liver. Note: This may be a reference to someone winning all the prizes in a shooting contest. the whole shooting matcheverything. informal 1989 Patrick O'Brian The Thirteen Gun Salute I have seen all the great houses brought down, Coutts, Drummonds, Hoares, the whole shooting match. the ˌwhole ˈshooting match(British English, informal) everything, or a situation which includes everything: The whole shooting match is being computerized, which should significantly reduce delays.the whole shooting matchverbSee the whole shebang |
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