the whole bit



the whole bit

all of something, including everything connected with it When I have a meeting I wear a suit and tie and the whole bit, but otherwise, it's old jeans and a T-shirt.
Related vocabulary: the whole ball of wax
See also: bit, whole

the whole bit

  (American informal)
the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it And what a night it was - moonlight, wine, good food, soft music - the whole bit.
See also: bit, whole

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gjord-Swedish (Rare)
Eulalia[ju:'leiliə]
Desireedez-i-RAYEnglish
Quirino-Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
IngeING-e (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), ING-gə (German), ING-ə (Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch
Iahmesu-Ancient Egyptian