When learning scales on the piano, it's helpful to know that a whole step equals two half steps, so C up to D is a whole step.

After tasting that soup, I realized it was a whole nother recipe than the one my grandmother used.

For his daughter's graduation, he goes the whole hog and rents a hall, hires a caterer, and organizes fireworks.

For her birthday party, she went the whole hog and hired a band, caterers, and a fireworks display.

They were going the whole hog, repainting every room, replacing the furniture, and landscaping the garden to turn the old cottage into a modern retreat.

They had gone the whole hog and hired a live band, catered dinner, and rented a photo booth for the celebration.

She spent the whole afternoon reading in the garden.