| 单词 | ball of wax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasball of wax ball of wax n. (a) a rounded mass of wax; (figurative) someone or something easy to mould; (b) slang (originally and chiefly U.S.) a distinct matter, affair, concern, or situation, (one's) interest; the whole ball of wax: everything relating to a particular situation, the entire matter, the whole thing. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > malleability > person or thing ball of wax1835 putty1924 Silly Putty1958 the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [noun] > the whole quantity, number, or amount > the whole lot every whita1450 every stitch?a1500 the devil and all1543 prow and poop1561 Christ-cross-row1579 every snip1598 thread and thrum1600 boodle1625 hair and hoof1705 rag-tag (also rag, tag) and bob-tail1725 tutti quanti1772 lot1791 lock, stock, and barrel1824 stock and fluke1825 the whole boiling1837 box and dice1839 the whole caboodlea1848 sub-cheese1859 the whole kit and boiling (boodle, caboodle, cargo)1859 the whole jingbang1866 the whole hypothec1871 the whole ball of wax1882 the whole (entire) shoot1884 (at) every whip-stitch1888 work1899 issue1919 guntz1958 full monty1979 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits iii. 25 Taking a perfect round ball of wax and pressing it together somewhat on the sides. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis Pref. Like a Ball of wax, oblongly spread. 1797 Times 21 Feb. 3/3 Out of his stomach was taken a ball of wax, inclosing written orders to General Wurmser. 1835 Times 11 Sept. 5/6 Egypt in his hands was a ball of wax, ready to be moulded into any form. 1882 Atlanta Constit. 25 Apr. 4/4 We notice that John Sherman & Co. have opened a real estate office in Washington. Believing in his heart of hearts that he owns this country, we wil[l] be greatly surprised if Mr. Sherman does not attempt to sell out the whole ball of wax under the hammer. 1954 S. Mead Big Ball of Wax i. 4 Well, why don't we go back to the beginning and roll it all up, as the fellows say, into one big ball of wax. 1983 M. S. Peck People of Lie (1985) vi. 218 Although the cover-up may seem less atrocious than the atrocities, they are part of the same ball of wax. 1991 Independent 30 Mar. (Mag.) 24/2 He liked that kind of stuff... It was his ball of wax. 2001 Toronto Star 12 Jan. a13/2 If we're talking disclosure, let's talk about the whole ball of wax... We want these details out for the public. < as lemmas |
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