IdiomDaily Life
German
Germanmit allem Drum und Dran
Meaning: complete with all the accessories, extras, or associated details; entirely and comprehensively.
Literally: With everything around and on it
Example: “Sie feierten die Hochzeit mit allem Drum und Dran.” — They celebrated the wedding with the whole kit and caboodle.
English equivalent: The whole kit and caboodle
Equivalents in other languages
English: the whole kit and caboodle
French: Tout le saint-frusquin Literally: The whole holy frusquin
Origin: The phrase contracts the older German darum und daran — around it and on it — so the image is of a thing taken together with everything attached to it.
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