lock, stock and barrel

English

Etymology

From the three principal parts of a flintlock.

Noun

lock, stock and barrel

1. A thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:everything

   They want to buy the whole thing, lock, stock and barrel.

Adverb

lock, stock and barrel

1. Entirely.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:completely

Translations

entirely

• German: mit Sack und Pack (de), mit Kind und Kegel (de)
• Hungarian: tokkal-vonóval, cakompakk (hu), mindenestül (hu), szőröstül-bőröstül (hu), kompletten

See also

• flash in the pan
• full monty
• go off half-cocked
• the whole nine yards
• whole shebang
• hook, line and sinker
• bag and baggage
• everything but the kitchen sink

Further reading

• lock, stock and barrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia