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the whole picture

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the whole picture

the most important facts about a situation and the effects of that situation on other things You're just taking into account Melissa's views of the situation but of course that's not the whole picture.

See a whole new ball game, the whole bit, the whole caboodle, the whole enchilada, go the whole nine yards, the whole nine yards, the whole shebang, the whole shooting match, the works, whole world came crashing down around

See also: picture, whole