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a laughing stock

someone who does something very stupid which makes other people laugh at them. I can't cycle around on that old thing! I'll be the laughing stock of the neighbourhood. (usually + of)

See also: laugh

lock, stock, and barrel

including all or every part of something. He's been pressing for the organization to move, lock, stock, and barrel, from Paris to Brussels.

See also: barrel

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lock, stock, and barrel

taking or including everything. The soldiers received orders that they were to move, lock, stock and barrel, some 600 miles west.

See also: barrel

stock up (on something)

to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for future use. When there's a storm coming we always stock up on food and candles.

take stock (of something)

to examine a situation carefully. After two days of record snowfalls, millions of Americans began digging out and taking stock of storm damage.

See also: take