lock, stock and barrel

English

Etymology

From the three principal parts of a flintlock.

Noun

lock, stock and barrel

A thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.
They want to buy the whole thing, lock, stock and barrel.

Adverb

lock, stock and barrel

Entirely.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:completely

Translations

entirely

German: mit Sack und Pack (de), mit Kind und Kegel (de)

Hungarian: tokkal-vonóval, cakompakk, mindenestül, szőröstül-bőröstül, kompletten

See also

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