everything but the kitchen sink

English

Alternative forms

• everything and the kitchen sink
• everything including the kitchen sink
• kitchen sink approach

Pronunciation

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Noun

everything but the kitchen sink (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) Almost everything, whether needed or not.

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

Synonyms

• everything under the sun
• with the whole lot

Derived terms

• kitchen-sinky

Translations

Almost everything, whether needed or not

• French: tout le/un/son bric-à-brac/bazar
• German: mit Sack und Pack (de), mit Kind und Kegel (de) (both only similar), alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist
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• Hungarian: az égvilágon/égadta világon/égegyadta világon minden/mindent
• Portuguese: tudo e mais um par de botas