whole works



whole works

everything; the complete amount. I cashed my paycheck and lost the whole works playing the ponies.
See also: whole, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DorthaDAWR-thəEnglish
RamessesRAM-ə-seez (English)Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Bidzina-Georgian
Domonkos-Hungarian
Ejiro-Western African, Urhobo
Itsasne-Basque