VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Everything but the kitchen sink

Meaning:

Almost everything, whether needed or not.

Examples:

  • Because they put in everything but the kitchen sink.
  • Because they put in everything but the kitchen sink!
  • It just looks like I threw on everything but the kitchen sink.
  • You charged her with everything but the kitchen sink.
  • But I want it all in the presentation— everything but the kitchen sink.
  • We've tried everything but the kitchen sink. And if we had one, I'd try that too.
  • Figure we don't know what we're dealing with so I'm carrying everything but the kitchen sink.
  • Unfortunately what we hear today is everything but the kitchen sink being thrown into what the Lisbon Strategy should be doing.
  • Eduard Nikolaev lost the overall lead yesterday after finishing twentieth, but the Kamaz driver won't give up just yet and is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at today's stage.
  • Everything but the kitchen sink.