everything but the kitchen sink

Idioms and Phrases

Also, everything under the sun . Including just about everything, whether appropriate or not. For example, Our new car has every feature—everything but the kitchen sink . This hyperbolic term may date from the early 1900s but only became widespread in the mid-1900s. The variant employs under the sun in the sense of “everything on earth,” a usage dating from about a.d. 1000.

Example Sentences

UT media and Middle East studies professor Nahid Siamdoust said the university "brought out everything but the kitchen sink to make sure" students couldn't erect an anti-war encampment like students at Columbia University, New York University, and other schools across the U.S. have in recent days.

From Salon

Fast cars, jazz drummers, time travelers, bounty hunters — you’ll find everything but the kitchen sink in this month’s roundup of noteworthy titles leaving Netflix in the United States.

From New York Times

This turned into an "everything but the kitchen sink"-type scenario, in which I also tossed in some ingredients that wouldn't normally be included in a plain ol' soy-glazed meatball.

From Salon

"They threw everything but the kitchen sink at us," Mr DeSantis said.

From BBC

However, try not to pack everything but the kitchen sink!

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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• aggregation
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