the whole shebang
noun
informal
: the whole thing : everything that is included in something
You can buy the whole shebang for just $50.
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The total value of all U.S. assets (business, public companies, real estate, the whole shebang) is estimated at roughly $500 trillion.
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Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Last season, the whole shebang went full-time professional, a first at their level.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
That changed in their first game since Foster went from running backs coach to running the whole shebang.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
The original concept from Bertrand was subsequently padded out by naval architect Philippe Roulin, with plans calling for the whole shebang to run on battery electric power.
—New Atlas, 26 July 2024
When not in use, the whole shebang packs down into a wheeled box measuring just 82 cm long by 46 cm high by 40 cm wide (32.3 by 18.1 by 15.7 in).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 July 2024
Your fluids are mixing with another person’s fluids—you’re both wet, probably a little sweaty, swapping spit, the whole shebang.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 July 2024
And one more relative newcomer took home the whole shebang — the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, which opened for guests in 2017 and has quickly become just as iconic as the hotels nearly 100 years its senior.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Both are perfectly cast but the whole shebang is stolen by Mendelsohn, whose fur coat-sporting predator also has his sights set on the girl.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
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Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Last season, the whole shebang went full-time professional, a first at their level.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
That changed in their first game since Foster went from running backs coach to running the whole shebang.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
The original concept from Bertrand was subsequently padded out by naval architect Philippe Roulin, with plans calling for the whole shebang to run on battery electric power.
—New Atlas, 26 July 2024
When not in use, the whole shebang packs down into a wheeled box measuring just 82 cm long by 46 cm high by 40 cm wide (32.3 by 18.1 by 15.7 in).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 July 2024
Your fluids are mixing with another person’s fluids—you’re both wet, probably a little sweaty, swapping spit, the whole shebang.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 July 2024
And one more relative newcomer took home the whole shebang — the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, which opened for guests in 2017 and has quickly become just as iconic as the hotels nearly 100 years its senior.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Both are perfectly cast but the whole shebang is stolen by Mendelsohn, whose fur coat-sporting predator also has his sights set on the girl.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
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“The whole shebang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20whole%20shebang. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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