Meanings
- idiomaticslangThe entire or overall plan, concept or action.
The whole ball of wax will be viewed in 5 minutes.
2 more examples
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.
1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 380 - idiomaticslangEverything 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.
Synonyms: all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty, hook
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEverything of a similar or related nature; everything necessary for a particular purpose.
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