How do you use "The whole nine yards" in a sentence?

They went the whole nine yards. Give me the whole nine yards. The full treatment—the whole nine yards.

The whole nine yards

Q: What does "The whole nine yards" mean?

Everything; the complete amount or effort. Going all out, including everything—the full extent of something. Origin debated but possibly military or sports-related.

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Significado: Everything; the complete amount or effort.

全部；完整的数量或努力。

Todo; la cantidad o esfuerzo completo.

すべて、完全な量または努力。

전부, 완전한 양이나 노력.

Going all out, including everything—the full extent of something. Origin debated but possibly military or sports-related.

全力以赴，包括一切——某事的全部范围。来源有争议，可能与军事或体育有关。

Dar el máximo, incluyendo todo—la extensión completa de algo. Origen discutido pero posiblemente militar o deportivo.

全力を尽くす、すべてを含む。語源は諸説あるが、軍事やスポーツ関連の可能性がある。

전력을 다하여 모든 것을 포함하는 것—어떤 일의 최대 범위를 뜻한다. 유래는 논쟁이 있으나 군사 또는 스포츠와 관련된 것으로 추정된다.

Significado literal: All nine yards

Ejemplos

They went the whole nine yards.
他们全力以赴
Dieron el máximo
彼らは全力を尽くした
그들은 전력을 다했다.
Give me the whole nine yards.
把全部都给我
Dame todo el paquete completo
全部見せてくれ
전부 다 보여줘.
The full treatment—the whole nine yards.
全套服务，应有尽有
El tratamiento completo, con todos los extras
フルコース、何から何まで全部
풀코스—처음부터 끝까지 전부.

Pronunciación

/ðə həʊl naɪn jɑːdz/

Guía de uso

Contexto: completeness, effort, everything

Tono: emphatic, enthusiastic

✓ Correcto

The whole nine yards.
全部，所有的一切
Todo, hasta el último detalle
何もかも全部
처음부터 끝까지 전부.
Go the whole nine yards.
做到底
Ir a por todas
徹底的にやる
전력을 다해.
Give them the whole nine yards.
给他们全套的
Darles el paquete completo
全部見せてやれ
전부 다 해줘.

✗ Incorrecto

Everything
Everything（一切）
Everything（todo）
Everything（すべて）
전부
The full amount
The full amount（全部数量）
The full amount（la cantidad completa）
The full amount（全量）
완전한 양

Errores comunes

Origin is actually disputed
Often mistakenly attributed to football

Origen e historia

Origin debated: possibly from concrete trucks, machine gun belts, or fabric. First documented in 1960s.

Etimología: American, origin disputed, 1960s

Primera vez registrado: 1962

Contexto cultural

Era: 1960s to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: The Whole Nine Yards (movie); American speech

Regional notes: American origin, now used in British English.

Variaciones

The whole nine yardsGo the whole nine yardsGive the whole nine yards

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