to go the whole shoot
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To do all there is to do, go the whole hog, run through the gamut.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to go the whole shoot” mean?
To do all there is to do, go the whole hog, run through the gamut.
Is “to go the whole shoot” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.