the whole shebang
noun
informal
: the whole thing : everything that is included in something
You can buy the whole shebang for just $50.
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El Monte neo-Nazi Joseph Tommasi once ran the whole shebang, but he’d been given the boot by the national HQ, and went off to start his own outfit.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
As is being in your own skin and the whole shebang.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The total value of all U.S. assets (business, public companies, real estate, the whole shebang) is estimated at roughly $500 trillion.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Last season, the whole shebang went full-time professional, a first at their level.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
That changed in their first game since Foster went from running backs coach to running the whole shebang.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
The original concept from Bertrand was subsequently padded out by naval architect Philippe Roulin, with plans calling for the whole shebang to run on battery electric power.
—New Atlas, 26 July 2024
When not in use, the whole shebang packs down into a wheeled box measuring just 82 cm long by 46 cm high by 40 cm wide (32.3 by 18.1 by 15.7 in).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 July 2024
Your fluids are mixing with another person’s fluids—you’re both wet, probably a little sweaty, swapping spit, the whole shebang.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 July 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
As is being in your own skin and the whole shebang.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The total value of all U.S. assets (business, public companies, real estate, the whole shebang) is estimated at roughly $500 trillion.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Last season, the whole shebang went full-time professional, a first at their level.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
That changed in their first game since Foster went from running backs coach to running the whole shebang.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
The original concept from Bertrand was subsequently padded out by naval architect Philippe Roulin, with plans calling for the whole shebang to run on battery electric power.
—New Atlas, 26 July 2024
When not in use, the whole shebang packs down into a wheeled box measuring just 82 cm long by 46 cm high by 40 cm wide (32.3 by 18.1 by 15.7 in).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 July 2024
Your fluids are mixing with another person’s fluids—you’re both wet, probably a little sweaty, swapping spit, the whole shebang.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 July 2024
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“The whole shebang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20whole%20shebang. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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