- lock, stock, and barrel
- including every part of a particular thing, situation, place etc
They bought out the business lock, stock, and barrel.
The family headed lock, stock, and barrel for the city of Bath.
English dictionary. 2014.
lock, stock, and barrel
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Lock, stock, and barrel — is a merism used predominantely in the United Kingdom and North America meaning all , total , everything . The term itself derives from the components of a musket: the lock being the firing mechanism, stock being the wooden butt end of the gun,… … Wikipedia
lock, stock, and barrel — {n. phr.} Everything; completely. * /The robbers emptied the whole house lock, stock, and barrel./ Compare: HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER … Dictionary of American idioms
lock, stock, and barrel — {n. phr.} Everything; completely. * /The robbers emptied the whole house lock, stock, and barrel./ Compare: HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER … Dictionary of American idioms
lock, stock and barrel — 1. The whole 2. Altogether, entirely • • • Main Entry: ↑lock * * * ˌlock, stock and ˈbarrel idiom including everything • He sold the business lock, stock and barrel. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lock, stock and barrel — This is an expressions that means everything ; if someone buys a company lock, stock and barrel, they buy absolutely everything to do with the company … The small dictionary of idiomes
lock, stock, and barrel — ► lock, stock, and barrel including everything. [ORIGIN: referring to the complete mechanism of a firearm.] Main Entry: ↑lock … English terms dictionary
lock, stock, and barrel — adverb Etymology: so called from the three principal parts of a flintlock : wholly, completely sold his property lock, stock, and barrel took over the duties of his predecessor lock, stock, and barrel * * * lock, stock, and barrel phrase… … Useful english dictionary
lock, stock and barrel — This is an expressions that means everything ; if someone buys a company lock, stock and barrel, they buy absolutely everything to do with the company. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Lock, stock and barrel means everything . … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lock,\ stock,\ and\ barrel — n. phr. Everything; completely. The robbers emptied the whole house lock, stock, and barrel. Compare: hook, line and sinker … Словарь американских идиом
lock, stock and barrel — everything, kit and caboodle They took everything in the shed lock, stock and barrel … English idioms
