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bells and whistles

Sometimes whistles and bells

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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bells and whistles1

First recorded in 1970–75
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bells and whistles1

C20: from the bells and whistles which used to decorate fairground organs
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He didn't invent electric cars, he just created one that has bells and whistles people like.

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His cheap imports were opening up the market to those shoppers, gun-curious men in the growing suburbs who might want to get their feet wet with one of his $20 sporters but who weren’t quite ready for the shiny new $150 rifle with all the bells and whistles.

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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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