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
SanttuSAHNT-tooFinnish
Edi-Slovene, Croatian
OanaWAH-nahRomanian
ThorburnTHAWR-bərnEnglish (Rare)
JÖRan-Swedish
DavidDAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Jewish, Spanish), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), DAH-vid (Swedish, Norwegian), dah-VEET (Russian)English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, C