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go the whole nine yards |
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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This would seem to indicate that while travelers are willing to feed their pets in a reasonably sublime fashion, they are not yet prepared to go the whole nine yards and treat them to Veuve Cliquot and Black Forest Cake. Now Jimmy, Oz and Jill will have to go the whole nine yards -- and then some -- to manage the mounting Mafioso mayhem, in this sequel to the 2000 hit comedy "The Whole Nine Yards. Together, they'll have to go the whole nine yards -- and then some -- to manage the mounting Mafioso mayhem. |
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