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Phrase(s): the whole ball of wax [and] the whole shooting match
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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs