whole ball of wax
Example Sentences
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“A whole ball of wax for him, pressure-wise, to have the world watching and to play against some of the best teams in the world.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021
“Peter and the Wolf” was the sound of making it: the playing, the narration and amplification, the whole ball of wax.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2021
As Collins says, "It's the whole ball of wax that counts."
From Inc • Jul. 6, 2012
“Ah, that’s the whole ball of wax, isn’t it?”
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2011
For Glenn, said his aide Boyd Campbell, Alabama was "the goal-line stand, the whole ball of wax."
From Time Magazine Archive
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