“The whole nine yards”

S3Ep12: Lorelai Out of Water

LUKE: Okay, looks like that’s the whole nine yards.

“The whole nine yards” or “the full nine yards” is a colloquial American English phrase meaning “everything, the whole lot” or, when used as an adjective, “all the way”. Its origin is unknown.

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