nine times out of ten

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Fig. usually; almost always. Nine times out often people will choose coffee rather than tea.

See also: nine, out, ten, times

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And when it came to her turn to go out, nine times out of ten she quietly put on her bonnet, and had her turn by herself. The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context and then people are so dissatisfied and unreasonable, that, nine times out of ten, there's no pleasure in painting them. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context Nine times out of ten the person who most hates the wife's lover is the wife. The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context			nice and some quality Nice going! Nice guys finish last Nice meeting you Nice one! Nice place you have here nice to meet you nice to see you Nice weather we're having Nice work if you can get it! nick nick up nickel nickel and dime nickel-and-dime niggle niggle about night night after night night and day night on the town night owl night person nine nine days' wonder nine times out of ten nine-to-five job nineteen to the dozen nip nip and tuck nip at nip in the air nip in the bud nip off nitty no big deal no call for no chance No comment no contest no dice no doubt no doubt about it no earthly reason no end no end in sight no end of no expense is spared No fair! No fear! no flies on			Nine Mens Morris Nine Mile Creek Conservation Council Nine Mile Lake Nine minutes to midnight Nine Months Later Nine Muses Nine Muses Nine Muses Nine Noble Virtues Nine of Clubs Nine of Diamonds Nine of Hearts Nine of Spades Nine on A Board Nine planets Nine planets Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life Nine Point One Gram Lead Injection Nine points circle Nine points of the law Nine Power Pact Nine Power Treaty Nine Princes in Amber Nine Seas Nine Story Plunge Nine Thousand Remote nine times nine times out of ten Nine Trey Gangsta Nine Women, One Month Nine woods Nine woods Nine Years War Nine Years' War Nine's complement Nine-banded nine-banded armadillo nine-banded armadillo Nine-bark Nine-bond rule nine-days wonder Nine-Dimensional Nine-eleven Nine-eyes nine-fold Nine-Hole Steadiness Tester nine-j symbol Nine-killer nine-light indicator nine-membered nine-mile fever nine-over-nine Nine-Pin-Bowling Assoziation Nine-Power Treaty

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