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41the whole world and his dog — noun everybody; too many people; a huge crowd Id love to go to the Harry Potter opening, but the whole world and his dog will be there and I dont like crowds Syn: everybody and his cousin, everybody and his grandma …
42Upon the whole — Whole Whole, n. 1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. [1913 Webster] This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. J. Montgomery.… …
43on the 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./ Syn.: IN ALL(2), FOR THE MOST PART. 2. In most cases; usually. * /On… …
44on the 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./ Syn.: IN ALL(2), FOR THE MOST PART. 2. In most cases; usually. * /On… …
45All the whole — All All, a. [OE. al, pl. alle, AS. eal, pl. ealle, Northumbrian alle, akin to D. & OHG. al, Ger. all, Icel. allr. Dan. al, Sw. all, Goth. alls; and perh. to Ir. and Gael. uile, W. oll.] 1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or …
46committeeof the whole — committee of the whole n. The whole membership of a legislative body sitting as a committee to consider the details of a proposal. * * * …
47on the whole — adverb For the most part; apart from some insignificant details. The language was wrong for the period, but, on the whole, I enjoyed the film. Syn: by and large …
48Committee of the whole — Whole Whole, n. 1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. [1913 Webster] This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. J. Montgomery.… …
49the whole way — See: ALL THE WAY …
50the whole way — See: ALL THE WAY …
