The essence of the enchilada is the tortilla dipped in chile sauce. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The View From Your Breakfast] Reference
The whole friggin enchilada is yours and you don’t know what to do?!. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Williams Confronts Kristol: ‘You Just Want War, War, War, And You Want Us In More War’] Reference
I think an enchilada is where the ingredients are baked or fried inside the tortilla. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The View From Your Breakfast] Reference
But the league's big enchilada is its national TV money, which is split between teams. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Air's presence expected to give bottom-line boost] Reference
The enchilada was the burrito with ketchup mild red sauce. From Wordnik.com. [Designer Grits] Reference
This is part of the equation but not the entire "enchilada". From Wordnik.com. [Jeanine Molloff: Bullies and Their Silent Collaborators -- A Form of Psychological Slavery] Reference
And California, as Joe said, is the big enchilada. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2008] Reference
I guess you could say I want the whole enchilada!!!. From Wordnik.com. [wilberteets Diary Entry] Reference
In fact, her daddy nicknamed her "the big enchilada.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2005] Reference
HUNTINGTON: This is basically the whole enchilada for him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2006] Reference
And, of course, the big -- the big enchilada is California. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2008] Reference
After that mom made an enchilada lunch with arroz con frijoles. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend] Reference
And I used to say, "I can't believe I wore the whole enchilada.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2001] Reference
Ms. Smith ordered a frozen margarita and an enchilada with chili. From Wordnik.com. [La Liz at 85] Reference
Youse gys doan see da big enchilada sittin rite in fron of youse. From Wordnik.com. [Rendell: Isn't Popular Vote As Important As Pledged Del Count?] Reference
Surely we can wait a few more weeks for a chance at the big enchilada. From Wordnik.com. [Lieberman Aide: Booting Him Would Be Putting Politics Ahead Of Nation's Safety] Reference
It helped him get the nomination, but he didn't win the whole enchilada. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2007] Reference
Why not just copy and paste the whole enchilada from Electronic Intifada?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
His caption: "Just two more blocks, then we give 'em the whole enchilada.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2008] Reference
His caption: "Just two more blocks, then we give them the whole enchilada.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2008] Reference
Political Purpose: The big enchilada: getting out of Iraq by a date certain. From Wordnik.com. [Here It Is! A Handy Guide To All The Democrats' Plans To End Iraq War] Reference
Actually, it's all that and much, much more: the whole information enchilada. From Wordnik.com. [When the Net Goes From Free to Fee] Reference
Still to come, her parents call her "the big enchilada," 13 pounds 12 ounces. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2005] Reference
Eastern: the big enchilada comes in -- California -- with 54 electoral votes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Presidential Race to Be Decided by Florida Results; GOP Retains Control of House; Control of Senate Remains in Doubt - November 7, 2000] Reference
Macy's is "the biggest enchilada in retailing," says consultant Alan Millstein. From Wordnik.com. [Of Miracles And Mergers] Reference
QUESTION: And it's not the whole enchilada, when it comes to aviation security. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2001] Reference
The Insaps got uppity ideas, wanted a bigger and bigger piece of the enchilada. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
This is the whole enchilada in a nutshell (to mix metaphors with complete abandon). From Wordnik.com. [John Kerry: Obama's Public Financing Decision Will Enable Him To Avoid My Fate] Reference
Now, the Bushes and Clintons are focused on the biggest enchilada of 2002, the Senate. From Wordnik.com. [The First Families Square Off] Reference
They are demanding what they call the whole enchilada, citizenship for illegal aliens. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 2, 2006] Reference
John McCain 174, 100 up for grabs, and remember, 270 needed to win the whole enchilada. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2008] Reference
She took a bite of the spicy chicken enchilada before her and chewed meditatively on it. From Wordnik.com. [The Transom] Reference
When you're talking about Congress and Twitter is in the mix, that's a different enchilada. From Wordnik.com. [Twittering Under the Dome: Milbank Doth Protest Too Much?] Reference
Since McCain has reneged on his immigration stand, he's lost the whole enchilada with them. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona State U. Poll: McCain Barely Ahead In Home State] Reference
California, the big enchilada, 20 percent of which you need be president of the United States. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Democratic National Convention: Al Gore Prepares to Accept His Party's Presidential Nomination - August 17, 2000] Reference
I ate an enchilada tonight but it wasn't as good as the ones we made in my kitchen on a Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [scorpi07 Diary Entry] Reference
It's the kernel (the central component) of an operating system, the big enchilada of programming. From Wordnik.com. [Code Warriors] Reference
If I give that up, I'd better get something that amounts to more than a bite of soggy enchilada!!. From Wordnik.com. [wilberteets Diary Entry] Reference
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