whole enchiladas
All of it
The whole enchilada is the entire thing, everything involved: We're not just talking about the house—the whole enchilada includes the land, the barn, and the equipment.
The phrase emphasizes completeness, often with a note of scale or impressiveness.
Usually singular: the whole enchilada.
The plural typically appears in the whole nine yards and the whole enchiladas constructions, stacking idioms for emphasis.
The complete set
- complete packageEntirety of offerings
- full montyThe complete package
- worksFunctions or labors
- kit and caboodleEntire collection together
lock stock and barrel · soup to nuts · A to Z · top to bottom · beginning to end · all-inclusive · full spectrum · comprehensive
American-influenced northern cuisine
- Mexican foodCuisine from south of Texas
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- cheeseFermented milk solid
chili sauce · stuffed · rolled · baked · smothered · red sauce · green chile · casserole
everything
The complete set
- complete packageEntirety of offerings
- full montyThe complete package
- worksFunctions or labors
kit and caboodle · lock stock and barrel · soup to nuts · A to Z · top to bottom · beginning to end · all-inclusive · full spectrum · comprehensive · exhaustive
Tex-Mex
American-influenced northern cuisine
- Mexican foodCuisine from south of Texas
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
cheese · chili sauce · stuffed · rolled · baked · smothered · red sauce · green chile · casserole · melted
whole enchiladasbare minimum
Smallest acceptable quantity
bare bones · basics · subset · sample · selection
whole enchiladassmall potatoes
Insignificant things or people
peanuts · small fry · small beer · chicken feed · side issues
whole, enchilada, wholly, wholeness, wholesome, wholesomeness, wholes, enchiladas