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.

See also: nine, whole, yard

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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. At their bark and call: does the rise in room service for pets herald ... by Queenan, Joe / Chief Executive (U.S.) 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. ``The Whole Ten Yards'' Streets on DVD & VHS on July 27 by Business Wire Together, they'll have to go the whole nine yards -- and then some -- to manage the mounting Mafioso mayhem. REMINDER/Bunny-Slippered Contestants Hop ``The Whole Ten Yards'' at ... by Business Wire More results

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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.

At their bark and call: does the rise in room service for pets herald ... by Queenan, Joe / Chief Executive (U.S.)

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.

``The Whole Ten Yards'' Streets on DVD & VHS on July 27 by Business Wire

Together, they'll have to go the whole nine yards -- and then some -- to manage the mounting Mafioso mayhem.

REMINDER/Bunny-Slippered Contestants Hop ``The Whole Ten Yards'' at ... by Business Wire

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