Question

Lock, Stock, and Barrel the whole of something; all the parts of a thing; everything

Accepted Answer

He sold everything—lock , stock , and barrel—and moved to California. This saying originally referred to just the three main parts of a gun: the lock (the firing mechanism), the stock (the handle), and the barrel (the tube the bullet is fired through). By the early 19th century the expression came to mean all of anything or the whole works. The origin might also be in the old general store, which had a lock on the door to the stock, or goods, and a barrel on which business took place.

Idiom	Lock, Stock, and Barrel
Example	He sold everything—lock , stock , and barrel—and moved to California.
Meaning	the whole of something; all the parts of a thing; everything
Origin	This saying originally referred to just the three main parts of a gun: the lock (the firing mechanism), the stock (the handle), and the barrel (the tube the bullet is fired through). By the early 19th century the expression came to mean all of anything or the whole works. The origin might also be in the old general store, which had a lock on the door to the stock, or goods, and a barrel on which business took place.

Barrel Lock Stock Parts Sold Moved California Thing