whole shooting match
English edit
Etymology edit
Compare whole shitting match. Perhaps that term is a vulgarization of this term, or this term is a bowdlerization of that term.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
- (idiomatic) Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:everything
- It started raining on their picnic and they had to move the whole shooting match inside.