Full monty

    全套

    你可能知道有一部喜剧片叫The Full Monty(1997), 这里是“全裸”的意思。这个词还有其它意思，请看对话：

    A: What do you have in mind, a patch-up job or the full monty?

    B: When it comes to refurbishing the house, I will opt for the full monty.

    Note: This idiom can mean either "the whole thing" or "completely nude." The eponymous 1997 film was set in Sheffield, England. The phrase also has an English origin. The most often-repeated derivation is from the tailoring business of Sir Montague Burton. A complete three-piece suit, that is, one with a waistcoat, would be the full monty. Customers were familiar with the term and often asked for "the full monty" by name. Burton opened his first shop in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1904. The business flourished and he began opening a chain of shops in 1906. This included premises in Sheffield. Burton's name was certainly well-known. The business went on to become world's largest wholesale bespoke tailoring service.