“The whole nine yards”
Définition
Everything possible or available.
Exemples
Examples
“They decorated the office with balloons, lights — the whole nine yards.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
They decorated the office with balloons, lights — _____.Compare with the original example
They decorated the office with balloons, lights — the whole nine yards.
Write a two-line conversation using “The whole nine yards”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "The whole nine yards" mean?
- "The whole nine yards" means everything possible or available.
- How do you use "The whole nine yards" in a sentence?
- Example: "They decorated the office with balloons, lights — the whole nine yards."
- Should I interpret "The whole nine yards" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.