lock stock and barrel
Example Sentences
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“The larger schools in the larger towns and cities just bought that lock, stock and barrel, and they ended their programs.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
Kennedy’s previous claims otherwise were clearly a total fiction that the court bought lock, stock, and barrel.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2023
On 14 April, the billionaire publicly stated that he wanted to buy Twitter - lock, stock and barrel.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022
Ducey's team took it over lock, stock and barrel.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021
We sold the zoo, lock, stock and barrel.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
