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enchilada
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whole enchilada
Inf. the whole thing; everything. (From Spanish.) Nobody, but nobody, ever gets the whole enchilada. Richard wants the whole enchilada.
See also: whole
the whole enchilada  (Mainly American informal)
the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it We had the flowers, the speeches, the presents - the whole enchilada.
See also: whole
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Several dishes we sampled were perfectly enjoyable, if not especially noteworthy: a carne adovada burrito the size of a muscly man's forearm; spicy, gooey, but heavily battered chiles rellenos; a burrito of tender sliced lamb; a trio of enchiladas (the distinctly flavorful grass-fed ground beef won by a nose).
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