everything but the kitchen sink
замок, шлюз
замок, затвор, запор
mit Sack und Pack, mit Kind und Kegel, alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist
Almost everything, whether needed or notAlmost everything, whether needed or not.
» Tom seems to have packed everything but the kitchen sink.
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1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)Almost everything, whether needed or not.
She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know.
mit Sack und Pack, mit Kind und Kegel, alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist
Examples
3 sentencesTom seems to have packed everything but the kitchen sink.
It looks like Tom has packed everything but the kitchen sink.
When you're growing up, sometimes you'll eat everything but the kitchen sink.
Translations
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By meaning 1
Almost everything, whether needed or not:
Origin
Originally military slang, 1944.Originally military slang, 1944.
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Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable