everything but the kitchen sink

== English == === Alternative forms === everything and the kitchen sink, everything including the kitchen sink === Etymology === Originally military slang, 1944. === Pronunciation === === Noun === everything but the kitchen sink (uncountable) (idiomatic) Almost everything, whether needed or not. Synonyms: everything under the sun; see also Thesaurus:everything ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “everything but the kitchen sink”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “everything but the kitchen sink”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.