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
CÉIbhfhionn-Irish Mythology
Hinson[hinsn]
Josh[dʒɔʃ]
Esperanzaes-pe-RAHN-thah (Spanish), es-pe-RAHN-sah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Odom['əudəm]
GenyaGYEN-yahRussian