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the whole nine yards

Idiom Numbers

Meaning

everything; the entire effort

Example Sentences

"She went the whole nine yards to make her wedding perfect."

Related Expressions

come rain or shine

no matter what happens; in any weather or situation

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to focus closely on something

boil down to

to have something as the main point or reason

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to talk to someone for a long time, usually to complain

throw someone under the bus

to betray or sacrifice someone to save yourself

scene of the crime

the place where something important happened