the whole nine yards
The origin of the phrase "the whole nine yards" is uncertain, but it is widely used to mean doing something completely or including everything possible.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
B2General
(informal)To include everything or do something to the fullest extent.
Example
- When she planned the party, she went the whole nine yards with decorations, food, and entertainment.
- They spared no expense and went the whole nine yards to ensure the project was a success.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "the whole nine yards":
whole ball of waxkit and caboodlefrom soup to nutswhole packageall the waygo all the wayfull montyeverything under the sunevery inchfrom stem to stern