whole kit and boodle

Example Sentences

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I think the chief officer must have told the men below about the Water-devil, for pretty soon the whole kit and boodle of them left their work and came on deck, skipper and all.

From The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories by Stockton, Frank Richard

Then one of the chiefs will make a speech in which he presents you with the whole kit and boodle.

From The Cruise of the Snark by London, Jack

Before we knew it, the whole kit and boodle of us were in a devil of a shakeup there in the broad water.

From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving

A good enough punch, sah, but one that—that—a—well, that the whole kit and boodle of us can drink.

From The Magnetic North by Robins, Elizabeth

When they had done with this jollification, Tug, who objected to doing things by halves, asked: "Why not kidnap the whole kit and boodle of them?"

From The Dozen from Lakerim by Hughes, Rupert