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.

See also: but, everything, 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.

See also: can't, stand

kitchen-sink (British & Australian)

a kitchen-sink play, film, or style of painting is one which shows ordinary people's lives. Kitchen-sink drama came into fashion in the 1950s. (always before noun) In his latest work, he is moving away from kitchen-sink realism towards a more experimental style of painting.

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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

See also: but, everything, sink