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shebang

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++she·bang /ʃəˈbæŋ/ noun  the whole shebang informalALL/EVERYTHING the whole thing 整个事情,全部事务 It’s a big project, and she’s in charge of the whole shebang. 这是项大工程,由她负责全部事务。
Examples from the Corpus
shebangNaturally Spiritualized crank the whole shebang into life without a word.Yet given the steamy circumstances, this whole shebang seems oddly passionless.
Origin shebang (1800-1900) Perhaps from shebeen illegal drinking place ((18-21 centuries)), from Irish Gaelic sibin bad beer
she·bang nounChineseSyllable
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shebang
shebang /ʃəˈbæŋ, ʃɪˈbæŋ/ noun
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Perhaps from shebeen __illegal drinking place__ (18-21 centuries), from Irish Gaelic sibin __bad beer__
the whole shebang informal the whole thing:
    It’s a big project, and she’s in charge of the whole shebang.


she·bangBrE /ʃɪˈbæŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ʃɪˈbæŋ/ 🔊 nounthe whole sheˈbang(informal) the whole thing; everything 整个事情;这一切