- whole nine yards
- Phrs. The complete amount, all of it, totally. Much speculation as to its origins but essentially unknown. Orig. U.S.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
whole nine yards
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whole nine yards — by 1970, of unknown origin; perhaps arbitrary (Cf. CLOUD NINE (Cf. cloud nine)). Among the guesses that have been made without real evidence: concrete mixer trucks were said to have dispensed in this amount. Or the yard may be in the slang sense… … Etymology dictionary
whole nine yards — The whole nine yards means means everything that is necessary or required for something … The small dictionary of idiomes
whole nine yards — n. the entire amount; everything. (Origin unknown. Possibly referring to the standard size of a cement mixing truck, 9 cubic yards.) □ For you I’ll go the whole nine yards. □ Youre worth the whole nine yards … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whole nine yards — (Informal) everything possible (Usage ex: They renovated the whole house from start to finish, the whole nine yards.) … English contemporary dictionary
The whole nine yards — This article is about the phrase. For the film, see The Whole Nine Yards (film). The phrase the whole nine yards means completely, the whole thing, everything, e.g. I was mugged. They took my wallet, my keys, my shoes, – the whole nine yards! The … Wikipedia
The Whole Nine Yards (film) — Infobox Film name = The Whole Nine Yards caption = The Whole Nine Yards promotional movie poster writer = Mitchell Kapner starring = Matthew Perry Bruce Willis Amanda Peet Natasha Henstridge Michael Clarke Duncan Kevin Pollak Rosanna Arquette… … Wikipedia
the whole nine yards — phrasal : all of a related set of circumstances, conditions, or details : ball of wax herein who could learn the most about making records, about electronics and engineering, the whole nine yards Stephen Stills sometimes used adverbially with go… … Useful english dictionary
The Whole Nine Yards — Título Falsas Apariencias (España) Mi vecino, el asesino (Hispanoamérica) Ficha técnica Dirección Jonathan Lynn Producción Don Carmody Mike Drake Stephe … Wikipedia Español
(the) whole nine yards — the whole nine yards informal phrase everything go the whole nine yards (=do everything possible): We could go the whole nine yards and define every word in the sentence. Thesaurus: everything and including everythingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
the whole nine yards — noun a) All the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly. They really went the whole nine yards with this party. b) And everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list. They put up balloons, baked a cake, sent out invitations… … Wiktionary
the whole nine yards — informal everything go the whole nine yards (= do everything possible): We could go the whole nine yards and define every word in the sentence … English dictionary
