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everything but the kitchen sink Cliché almost everything one can think of. When Sally went off to college, she took everything but the kitchen sink. John orders everything but the kitchen sink when he goes out to dinner, especially if someone else is paying for it. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Prov. If the pressures of some situation are too much for you, you should leave that situation. (Somewhat insulting; implies that the person addressed cannot tolerate pressure.) Alan: I didn't think being a stockbroker could be so stressful. Fred: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Jill: This exercise class is too tough; the teacher should let us slow down. Jane: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. everything but the kitchen sink (humorous) a lot of different things, many of which you do not need We were only going away for the weekend, but Jack insisted on taking everything but the kitchen sink. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. something that you say which means if you are not able to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation, you should leave He says he didn't realize banking was such a stressful job. Well, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. kitchen-sink (British & Australian) a kitchen-sink play, film, or style of painting is one which shows ordinary people's lives (always before noun) Kitchen-sink drama came into fashion in the 1950s. In his latest work, he is moving away from kitchen-sink realism towards a more experimental style of painting. everything but the kitchen sink almost all that you can imagine of something Here's a website that simply has everything but the kitchen sink. Etymology: based on the idea that if you brought many things to someone, a kitchen sink is one of the last things you would bring because it is difficult to move How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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