the Full Monty

the Full Monty
Meaning
Complete, the whole thing.
Origin
The Phrase Finder is based in Sheffield, England so we have a special interest in this phrase since that's where the eponymous 1990s film is set. No definitive explanation of where the phrase originates has emerged though. The most often repeated is the notion that it derives from the suit hire business of Sir Montague Burton. A complete dress suit, for a wedding etc, would be the Full Monty. Another explanation derives from a Spanish card game where the pile of cards on the table is called a 'monte'. Yet another comes from Field Marshall Montgomery's alleged habit of wearing his full set of medals, or even his alleged insistence on a full English breakfast every day. Although the phrase has been in circulation prior to the film there don't appear to be any instances of it appearing in print before 1986.

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