whole works
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In “The Hiding Place,” we see Corrie distracted by life’s gears, the springs, the myriad things that might throw the whole works off.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
“When somebody needs it, or you lose somebody, the whole works is just like one big family,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
Please, however, be generous with the dill, which brightens up the whole works.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2022
Now if you play for the team for a month, you get a ring and the whole works.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
She put the whole works in the toe of a stocking, pushed the wad into a rubber overshoe, and stood it with its fellow in the back of her closet.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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