lock, stock, and barrel
adverb
: wholly, completely
… the only thing which had not been sold lock, stock, and barrel with the … house was this piano.—
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For example, consulting firm A could buy consulting firm B lock, stock, and barrel, subsuming their brand, intellectual property, and people.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 12 July 2022
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George Bradt, Forbes, 12 July 2022
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“Lock, stock, and barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lock%2C%20stock%2C%20and%20barrel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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