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 phrase has an British 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. The business went on to become world’s largest wholesale bespoke tailoring service. |