Смысл: blowhole

blowhole[ʹbləʋhəʋl]
n
<Í> 1. дыхало (у кита и т. п.)
2. отдушина, отверстие во льду, через которое дышат киты, тюлени и т. п.
3. вентиляционное отверстие (в туннеле)
4. метал. пузырь, раковина (в отливке)

whole Идиома

go the whole hog

make a thorough job of something They really went the whole hog in their efforts to welcome the foreign visitors.

go whole hog

do something completely or thoroughly They went whole hog in their effort to make sure that the convention was a success.

on the whole

in general On the whole I think it is a good idea but I would still like to study it further.

the whole ball of wax

all related things, all that jazz, the whole nine yards Being in love means commitment, sacrifice, patience, understanding - the whole ball of wax.

the whole caboodle

(See kit and caboodle)

the whole nine yards

including all the work, doing the whole job, the whole ball of wax My goals include a degree, career, marriage, children - the whole nine yards.

the whole shebang

everything, every bit/piece/person When the cable broke, the whole shebang fell in the river.

the whole shooting match

everything, every bit/piece/person Wagon, horses, load - the whole shootin' match disappeared.

the whole works

the whole building, all the equipment, everything The warehouse and stock - the whole works burned in the fire.

whole hog

every effort, all your energy, gung ho When I play racquetball, I work hard. I go whole hog.

whole shebang

(See the whole shebang)

whole shooting match

(See the whole shooting match)

the whole nine

everything; all of something

as a whole

all together；not taken separately；in general就整体而言
We should view things as a whole．我们应该全面地看问题。
The speech had to be considered as a whole．应该从整体来考虑这篇讲话。

for the (whole) world

on any account无论如何；不管怎样（用于否定句）
I wouldn't hurt her feelings for the world．我决不会伤害她的感情。
I wouldn't，for the world miss that show ．我无论如何也不会错过那部电影。

whole ball of wax

Idiom(s): whole ball of wax AND whole shooting match

Theme: COMPLETELY

the whole thing; the whole matter or affair; the entire affair or organization.
• John is not a good manager. Instead of delegating jobs to others, he runs the whole shooting match himself
• There's not a hard worker in that whole shooting match.
• I will be glad to be finished with this project. I want to be done with the whole ball of wax.
• I am tired of this job. I am fed up with the whole ball of wax.

make sth up out of whole cloth

Idiom(s): make sth up out of whole cloth

Theme: DECEPTION

to create a story or a lie from no facts at all.
• I don't believe you. I think you made that up out of whole cloth.
• Ann made up her explanation out of whole cloth. There was not a bit of truth in it.

Whole kit and caboodle

The whole kit and caboodle means 'everything' required or involved in something. ('Kaboodle' is an alternative spelling.)

Whole new ball game

If something's a whole new ball game, it is completely new or different.

Whole nine yards

The whole nine yards means means everything that is necessary or required for something.

all the way|the whole way|way|whole way

adv. phr. 1. From start to finish during the whole distance or time. Jack climbed all the way to the top of the tree. Joe has played the whole way in the football game and it's almost over. 2. In complete agreement; with complete willingness to satisfy.

Often used in the phrase "go all the way with". I go all the way with what George says about Bill. Mary said she was willing to kiss Bill, but that did not mean she was willing to go all the way with him. The bank was willing to lend Mr. Jones money to enlarge his factory but it wasn 't willing to go all the way with his plans to build another in the next town.
Compare: ALL OUT, GO THE WHOLE HOG.

go the whole hog|go|go whole hog|hog

v. phr., informal To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something. When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog. The family went whole hog at the fair, and spent a lot of money.
Compare: ALL OUT, ALL THE WAY, SHOOT THE WORKS.

on the whole|on|whole

adv. phr. 1. In the most important things; in most ways. On the whole, Billy did very well in school this year. Everybody agreed that on the whole it was a good show.
Synonym: IN ALL², FOR THE MOST PART. 2. In most cases; usually. On the whole, men are stronger than women. On the whole, children begin walking when they are about one year old.
Synonym: BY AND LARGE, IN GENERAL.

whole cheese|cheese|whole

slang or informal

with a whole skin|in a whole skin|skin|whole skin

adv. phr. With no injury; unhurt; safely. The boy was lucky to escape with a whole skin when the car went off the road. Jack came through the game with a whole skin. The horse threw him off, but he got away in a whole skin.
Synonym: SAFE AND SOUND.

cut out of whole cloth

cut out of whole cloth
see out of whole cloth.

out of whole cloth

out of whole cloth
From pure fabrication or fiction. This expression is often put as cut (or made) out of whole cloth, as in That story was cut out of whole cloth. In the 15th century this expression referred to something fabricated from cloth that ran the full length of the loom. However, by the 1800s it was common practice for tailors to deceive their customers and, instead of using whole cloth, actually make garments from pieced goods. Their advertising slogan, “cut out of whole cloth,” thus came to mean “made up, false.”

whole

whole
In addition to the idioms beginning with whole, also see as a whole; go whole hog; on the whole; out of whole cloth.
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- whole ball of wax, the
- whole hog
- whole kit and caboodle, the
- whole megillah
- whole new ballgame, a
- whole nine yards, the
- whole shebang

whole ball of wax, the

whole ball of wax, the
Also, the whole enchilada or shooting match or shebang. Everything, all the elements, the entire affair. For example, The union demanded higher wages, a pension plan, job security—the whole ball of wax, or The contract includes paperback rights, film rights, electronic media—the whole enchilada, or She lost her job, her pension, her health-care coverage, the whole shooting match. Not all the allusions in these slangy terms are clear. Ball of wax may refer to a 17th-century English legal practice whereby land was divided among heirs by covering scraps of paper representing portions of land with wax, rolling each into a ball, and drawing the balls from a hat. An enchilada combines several foods inside a tortilla; a shooting match denotes a shooting competition; and a shebang is a rude hut or shelter. The first two of these slangy terms date from the second half of the 1900s, the last two from the late 1800s. For synonyms, see whole kit and caboodle, the; whole megillah.

whole kit and caboodle, the

whole kit and caboodle, the
Everything, every part, as in He packed up all his gear, the whole kit and caboodle, and walked out. This expression is a redundancy, for kit has meant “a collection or group” since the mid-1700s (though this meaning survives only in the full idiom today), and caboodle has been used with the same meaning since the 1840s. In fact caboodle is thought to be a corruption of the phrase kit and boodle, another redundant phrase, since boodle also meant “a collection.”

whole megillah

whole megillah
Also, whole schmeer. Everything, every aspect or element, as in The accountant went through the whole megillah all over again, or Her divorce lawyer took him for the house, the car, the whole schmeer. The first term alludes to the Megillah, five books of the Bible read on certain Jewish feast days and considered by some to be very long and tedious. Schmeer is Yiddish for “smear” or “smudge.” [Slang; second half of 1900s]

whole new ballgame, a

whole new ballgame, a
A completely altered situation, as in It will take a year to reassign the staff, and by then some will have quit and we'll have a whole new ballgame. This expression comes from baseball, where it signifies a complete turn of events, as when the team that was ahead falls behind. [Colloquial; 1960s]

whole nine yards, the

whole nine yards, the
Everything that is relevant; the whole thing. For example, He decided to take everything to college—his books, his stereo, his computer, his skis, the whole nine yards. The source of this expression is not known, but there are several possibilities: the amount of cloth required to make a complete suit of clothes; the fully set sails of a three-masted ship where each mast carries three yards, that is, spars, to support the sails; or the amount of cement (in cubic yards) contained in a cement mixer for a big construction job. [Colloquial]

wholesale

wholesale
1.
at wholesale
in wholesale quantities or at wholesale prices
2.
by wholesale
1) at wholesale
2) extensively, sweepingly, or indiscriminately