English / idiom
Everything but the Kitchen Sink
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Almost everything imaginable, often including unnecessary items.
In context
01
Facing eviction due to unpaid rent, they pawned everything but the kitchen sink to raise cash.
02
During her severe financial crisis, she sold everything but the kitchen sink just to clear her bank overdraft.
Synonyms
the whole lot,almost everything,lock stock and barrel
Antonyms
nothing,bare essentials,a handful
Collocations
sell everything but the kitchen sink,pack everything but the kitchen sink,pawn everything but the kitchen sink