“The whole kit and caboodle”in other languages
Everything; the whole lot.
English
French
German
EnglishFrenchGermanSame idea, different pictures
English pairs a kit, a set of gear, with caboodle, an old word for a crowd or a lot. German takes it with everything around and on it, mit allem Drum und Dran.
French takes tout le saint-frusquin: frusquin was old slang for a man's clothes and belongings, made “holy” for comic effect.
More sayings in other languages
- Thick as thieves
- Throw a spanner in the works
- Throw in the towel
- Throw money down the drain
- Throw one's weight around
- Tie the knot
- Tighten one's belt
- Tilt at windmills
- Luck out