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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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What from the perspective of the twenty-first century appears to be a minor rumble within the conservative camp is for Schoenwald the big enchilada.
``On the big enchilada - the thing that really matters above all else, temporary price relief - I'm disappointed we do have a major disagreement.
What Nader can do is tip the balance in "battleground" states, like Ohio and Wisconsin and the big enchilada of California, to George W.
 
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