whole enchilada

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Noun[edit]

whole enchilada (plural whole enchiladas)

  1. (idiomatic) All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:everything
    • 1984, William Diehl, Hooligans:
      They need a fall guy for the whole enchilada.
    • 2001, Jane Heller, Name Dropping: What If Two Very Different Women Had the Same Exact Name?:
      "I want the wife, the kids, the house, the dog, the whole enchilada," he said in his rapid-fire way of talking.
    • 2002, Whil Hentzen, The Software Developer's Guide:
      Your job as a software developer is not to simply slam out code, but to deliver the whole enchilada.
    • 2004, Rick Farren, The Secret of the Lighthouse:
      It is only by loving all of ourselves (the whole enchilada!) that unconditional love of self is possible.