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bells and whistles

plural noun

Informal.
  1. features added to a product; special parts or functions; extras.


bells and whistles

plural noun

  1. additional features or accessories which are nonessential but very attractive

    my car has all the latest bells and whistles

  2. additions, such as options or warranties, made to a financial product to increase its market appeal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bells and whistles1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bells and whistles1

C20: from the bells and whistles which used to decorate fairground organs
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From there, he does the math: alimony payments, two kids in private schools, multiple car payments, all the fancy bells and whistles of a life that is over-leveraged.

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The British state had done its best to give the Ukrainian president "all bells and whistles" when he arrived in the UK for a summit with 18 world leaders after his dressing down by Donald Trump and JD Vance on Friday night, a government source told me.

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Instead, the attention-getters were the technological bells and whistles.

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Bring the intensity and work rate and aggression and character of Thursday against Tottenham to Hampden - achieved, with bells and whistles attached.

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It's not a gimmick or a schtick, this is a fully-fledged game of football, at Cliftonhill on Saturday at three o'clock, with all the bells and whistles and with three points on the line.

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