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gtivan

#331586 Wed, 21 Feb 07 02:14 AM

Meaning of " The works ".

I saw in a slang dictionary that this has also like a sexual connotation , I know that that doesn't apply here , can anyone help me with the meaning, like in the No. 1, 2 and 3 examples.

1 ) A hot dog with the works, French fries, and a char-cooked Polish .

2 ) Chester's eyes narrowed and he looked at the lawsuit again. " you're kidding . "

you're a fool if you think I'm kidding. It's all right there , Chester . Wrongful discharge, sexual harrassment, the works .

3) I ordered pizza with the works

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I was just thinking about it, Do you think that the meaning of " the works " is similar to " the whole nine yards " ?

Thanks

gtivan

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Clive

#331591 Wed, 21 Feb 07 02:32 AM

Hi,

I was just thinking about it, Do you think that the meaning of " the works " is similar to " the whole nine yards " ?

Generally speaking, yes.

Best wishes, Clive

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OoPAPERoo

#331605 Wed, 21 Feb 07 03:39 AM

Sorry, but I don't understand it at all.
Can you explain it to me? Thanks.

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Grammar Geek

#331610 Wed, 21 Feb 07 04:17 AM

It means "with all the things you can think of that could apply." (I don't know of a sexual connotation for this one.)

A hot dog "with the works": relish, onions, chili, mustard... I don't know ... whatever else people put on it.

If you go to a spa and get "the works" you might get a manicure, a pedicure, a facial, a massage, etc.

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Barbara, who answers in American English.