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kitchen sink

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kitchen sink
n
1. a sink in a kitchen for washing dishes, vegetables, etc.
everything but the kitchen sink everything that can be conceived of
3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) (modifier) denoting a type of drama or painting of the 1950s depicting the sordid aspects of domestic reality
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Noun1.kitchen sinkkitchen sink - a sink in a kitchen                  
sink - plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
Translations
kitchen sink nlavello, acquaio
to take everything but the kitchen sink (fam, hum) → portarsi dietro tutta la casa
kitchen sink nlavello, acquaio
to take everything but the kitchen sink (fam, hum) → portarsi dietro tutta la casa


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And just for fun Nancy Alfaro throws in a kitchen sink of ultra short-term day jobs in "Desperately Seeking Dough.
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Coach Mike Dunleavy said the plan was to contest his shot, force him to make difficult shots and if necessary ``double team him, triple team him and throw the kitchen sink at him.
 
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