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with 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.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

The bridge is equipped with bells and whistles to alert drivers and pedestrians that the drawbridge is going up.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

But they add up to a well-made device with bells and whistles Facebook either doesn’t have or sells separately.

From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2021

The film is packed with bells and whistles — the groundbreaking look mixes what audiences have come to expect of computer animation with a slowed frame rate of hand-drawn animation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2018

The river craft steamed and puffed, and blockaded the landing, now backing water and now forging forward, remonstrating with bells and whistles in strenuous dialogue.

From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles




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