bells and whistles


Extra fancy features, extravagant frills.  The term dates from the second half of the 1900s, and it may allude to the features of a fair- ground organ.  It has been applied to products, such as a computer or automo- bile, and also to services. A business columnist in the NewYork Times, describing Cathay Airliness first-class amenities such as a full-size bed and an on-demand entertainment system, wrote, “So what do business travelers have to say about all the bells and whistles? Not a whole lot; their focus is on time management”
(Sept. 28, 2004).

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