the works
All of it
The works means everything available or the full treatment.
At a hot dog stand, ordering one with the works gets you all the toppings.
The phrase extends beyond food: They gave him the works—meaning the complete experience, thorough questioning, or rough treatment.
The whole works emphasizes totality: She bought the car, the boat, the whole works.
- everythingThe complete set
- oeuvreComplete artistic output
- entiretyThe whole of something
- wholeFull and undivided
- kitchen sinkBuilt-in basin for washing
totality · soup to nuts · lock stock and barrel · bag and baggage · the lot · all-inclusive · machinery · nuts and bolts · enchilada · the whole nine yards · gears · operations · whole shebang · all · creation · the whole shebang · full monty · complete
the worksplain
Basic and unremarkable
unadorned · stripped-down · basic · no frills · vanilla
the worksbare bones
Minimal necessary elements
no frills · stripped down · plain · basic · simple
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