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Can somebody tell me what the meaning of "the whole nine yard"? I heard it many time but couldn't find it in my dictionary. need some explaination here ^_^
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This expression came from the 19th century when women made their own dresses. It was understood it took 9 yards of cloth to make a dress. Today, it is a slang expression which means something like "everything" or "completely."
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From what I heard (and according to Wikipedia), the origin of the phrase is widely attributed to World War II with nine-yards being "the length of an aircraft machine-gun ammunition belt." To go "the whole nine yards" meant to completely use all bullets in the gun.
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The phrase "the whole nine yards" means "completely, everything" e.g. I was mugged. They took my wallet, my keys, my shoes, my coat - the whole nine yards.
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