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21the whole way — See: ALL THE WAY …
22the whole way — See: ALL THE WAY …
23Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives) — In the United States House of Representatives, the Committee of the Whole, short for Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, is a parliamentary device in which the House of Representatives is considered one large congressional… …
24Upon the whole matter — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… …
25go the whole hog — or[go whole 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… …
26go the whole hog — or[go whole 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… …
27Committee of the whole house — Committee Com*mit tee, n. [Cf. OF. comit[ e] company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. {County}.] One or more …
28List of pieces which use the whole tone scale — *Béla Bartók:: String Quartet No. 5 *Alban Berg:: Violin Concerto :: Nacht from Seven Early Songs *Ferruccio Busoni:: An die Jugend for piano, the right hand part of the Preludietto, Fughetta ed Esercizio is based on the whole tone scale.*Claude… …
29committee of the whole — Date: 1775 the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules …
30on the whole — phrasal 1. in view of all the circumstances or conditions ; all things considered 2. in general ; in most instances ; typically …