everything, all of something
in its entirety, all of it
the whole of something, full measure
everything that is possible
She is the love of my life. For her, I’ll go the whole nine yards.
The mountain trail was a difficult one, but I wanted to go the whole nine yards.
We have watched every single episode of this serial, from the first to the final one, the whole nine yards.
He has a toolkit with every kind of tool in all sizes – jacks, wrenches, screwdrivers – the whole nine yards.
I’ll do whatever it takes to make my venture a successful one – I’ll go the whole nine yards.
The story was interesting, but we had to leave midway. We didn’t get the whole nine yards.
This is going to be difficult; we want a person who can go the whole nine yards.
It was an adventurous tour, but we didn’t go the whole nine yards.
There is no origin for this idiom
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Common phrase that has a specific meaning.