full monty
The whole shebang
Full monty means the whole thing, everything, the complete amount—nothing held back or left out.
The phrase is British slang that gained wider currency after the 1997 film in which unemployed steelworkers become strippers and eventually bare all: They went the full monty.
It applies beyond nudity to any situation where you want the works: We're doing the full monty—catering, flowers, live band.
Seductive gradual undressing
- nakedWearing no garments
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- bare allReveal completely, physically/emotionally
- undressRemove one's garments
disrobe · exposed · revealing · au naturel · birthday suit · starkers · buff
South Yorkshire manufacturing city
- steelworkersMetal industry laborers
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- stripteaseSeductive gradual undressing
- 1997Four-digit date
British comedy · underdogs · audition · job centre · redundancy · working class · feel-good · choreography
The complete set
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- entiretyThe whole of something
- all-inclusiveCovering every element
- whole shebangThe complete package
whole thing · whole nine yards · kit and caboodle · works · no holds barred · comprehensive · exhaustive · thorough
striptease
Seductive gradual undressing
- nakedWearing no garments
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- bare allReveal completely, physically/emotionally
undress · disrobe · exposed · revealing · au naturel · birthday suit · starkers · buff
Sheffield
South Yorkshire manufacturing city
- steelworkersMetal industry laborers
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- stripteaseSeductive gradual undressing
1997 · British comedy · underdogs · audition · job centre · redundancy · working class · feel-good · choreography · friendship
everything
The complete set
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- entiretyThe whole of something
- all-inclusiveCovering every element
whole thing · whole shebang · whole nine yards · kit and caboodle · works · no holds barred · comprehensive · exhaustive · thorough · unreserved
full montypartial
Favoring one side
incomplete · half-measures · halfway · portion · bare minimum
full montyholding back
Preventing forward movement
restrained · half-assed · playing it safe · half-hearted · minimal effort