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What is the meaning of the idiom Whole Nine Yards?

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What is the meaning of the idiom Whole Nine Yards?

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In WWII, machine gun belts were 27 feet long, and to use “the whole nine yards” meant just that, to use the entire 27 feet of ammunition continually firing at enemies.

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