everything but the kitchen sink

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Noun

everything but the kitchen sink (uncountable)

(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

Hungarian: az égvilágon/égadta világon/égegyadta világon minden/mindent
Portuguese: tudo e mais um par de botas

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