Phrase guide

everything but the kitchen sink

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Almost everything, whether needed or not.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: everything under the sun, all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, full monty, hook, line and sinker, kit and caboodle, lock, stock and barrel, the whole bang shoot, the whole nine yards, the works, whole ball of wax, whole hog, whole enchilada, whole kit and caboodle, whole package, whole shebang, whole shitting match, whole shooting match, whole smash

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Originally military slang, 1944.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tout le/un/son bric-à-brac/bazar — Almost everything, whether needed or not
  • German: mit Sack und Pack — Almost everything, whether needed or not
  • German: mit Kind und Kegel — Almost everything, whether needed or not
  • German: alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist — Almost everything, whether needed or not
  • Hungarian: az égvilágon/égadta világon/égegyadta világon minden/mindent — Almost everything, whether needed or not
  • Polish: cały ten kram — Almost everything, whether needed or not
  • Portuguese: tudo e mais um par de botas — Almost everything, whether needed or not