everything but the kitchen sink
Nearly total inclusion
Everything but the kitchen sink means an excessive amount or nearly everything imaginable: She packed everything but the kitchen sink for a three-day trip.
The phrase suggests inclusion of so many items that only something impossibly heavy and fixed—a kitchen sink—was left behind.
Often used to criticize overabundance or lack of restraint: The proposal threw in everything but the kitchen sink.
- whole nine yardsTotal extent possible
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- collectionGathered set of items
- excessSurplus beyond need
surfeit · mishmash · full monty · mélange · overflow · all-encompassing · top to bottom · slew · multitude · profusion · the works · overkill · bursting at the seams · glut · myriad · all · all-out · full-blown
everything but the kitchen sinkbare minimum
Smallest acceptable quantity
nothing · next to nothing · bare bones · precious little · slim pickings
everything but the kitchen sinkstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
minimalist · economical · lean · restrained · selective