单词 | whole enchilada |
释义 | > as lemmaswhole enchilada whole enchilada n. slang (chiefly North American) (with the) a thing in its entirety; the whole situation; everything, ‘the works’. ΚΠ 1951 Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Mississippi) 22 Oct. 4/4 Who started the expression, ‘the whole enchilada’? 1960 Los Angeles Times 6 Mar. d8 Indeed it is, complete with swimming, hiking, tennis—the whole enchilada. 1993 Network June 42/2 Groove is key, but it's not the whole enchilada. 2003 Time Out N.Y. 14 Aug. 90/1 It was originally released in the U.S. with one story missing; here's your chance to see the whole enchilada. < as lemmas |
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