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whole ball of wax

noun

Definitions

  1. The entire or overall plan, concept or action.

    • The whole ball of wax will be viewed in 5 minutes.
    • In my opinion the whole ball of wax depends on what she'll say.
    • Of course I have to take a little advantage. After all, I'm the guy who puts the thing together—the whole ball of wax.

  2. Everything of a similar or related nature

    Everything of a similar or related nature; everything necessary for a particular purpose.

    • We've got pots, pans, the food and cooking utensils—the whole ball of wax.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whole ball of wax. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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