I read somewhere that the expression “the whole nine yards” came from garment making. Bolts of cloth being nine yards in length, it was certainly going all out if the whole thing was used.
I read somewhere that the expression “the whole nine yards” came from garment making. Bolts of cloth being nine yards in length, it was certainly going all out if the whole thing was used.
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