kitchen sink

A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.

[before a noun] (figurative) A miscellaneous item or a miscellany, especially exemplifying an indiscriminate profusion.

(figurative) In chained or tied to the kitchen sink, etc.: domestic chores or housework, especially when regarded as menial and tedious.

(figurative, no longer used) A thing regarded as defiled due to corruption, immorality, etc.

To make (something) overly complicated or elaborate; to overcomplicate, to overwork.

To raise to (someone) unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

To raise unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

To release (a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company) in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.

(UK) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century realist style of painting in Britain characterized by scenes of dull or untidy domestic interiors such as kitchens in the homes of urban working-class people; also, of or pertaining to an artist or group of artists painting in this style.

(UK) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century (especially 1950s–1960s) genre of drama, fiction, etc., in Britain depicting the harsh lives of working-class people; also, of or pertaining to a film, novel, play, etc., of this genre.