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Barrel Lock Stock Parts Sold Moved California Thing

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.

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