- the whole nine yards informal,
- the whole nine yards informal,chiefly N. Amer.everything possible or available.→ whole
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
the whole nine yards informal,
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(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 — ► the whole nine yards informal, chiefly N. Amer. everything possible or available. Main Entry: ↑whole … English terms dictionary
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
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 — American, informal the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it. When I eat Mexican food, I like to have fajitas, bean dip, guacamole the whole nine yards … New idioms dictionary
go the whole nine yards — American, informal to continue doing something dangerous or difficult until it is finished. The weather was terrible but I wanted to go the whole nine yards and get to the top of the mountain … New idioms dictionary
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 — idi cvb Informal. in every respect; without limits … From formal English to slang
whole — adjective 1》 complete; entire. ↘emphasizing a large extent or number: a whole range of issues. 2》 in an unbroken or undamaged state. ↘with no part removed. noun 1》 a thing that is complete in itself. 2》 (the whole) all of something.… … English new terms dictionary
whole — ► ADJECTIVE 1) complete; entire. 2) emphasizing a large extent or number: a whole range of issues. 3) in an unbroken or undamaged state. ► NOUN 1) a thing that is complete in itself. 2) (the whole) all of something … English terms dictionary
