在美国英语中,“the whole nine yards”是个非常流行的口语化表达,不过,它并不表示“9码”的长度,其真正的意思是“全部、一切、所有的”(everything, the whole lot)。中文里,你也可以把它翻译为:一应俱全、应有尽有。 关于the whole nine yards的起源,没有统一的说法。Wikipedia甚至称:“Its origin is ...
other explanation has been conclusively proven. The phrase first appeared during the 1960s of out Vietnam War writings with no further explanation. Other phrases that refer to everything are “all the marbles,”“the whole shooting match,”“the whole ball of wax,” and “the whole shebang....
"The whole nine yards" originated as a uniquely American turn of phrase while remaining relatively unknown in Great Britain. That fact serves to dismiss one of three most popular theories of its origin, which has to do with the amount of cloth needed to fashion a Scottish kilt. Even if kil...
Oh, You Mean "The Whole Nine YARNS" Dear Evan: Recently, while in a boat shop, I was challenged to find the origin of the phrase "The whole nine yards..." My challenger says this phrase is nautical in origin, having something to do with yard arms on square-riggers. Sounds ...
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An Answer for “The Whole Nine Yards” This is really cool. I never thought we’d get an answer to this one. My friend Rich Fisher at the Vickers Machine Gun Collection & Research Society posted a video on the old chestnut that “the whole nine yards” refers to the length of machine...
Film: It's Soooooo Nora Barnacle ; Nora (15) Pat Murphy, 106 Mins the Whole Nine Yards (15) Jonathan Lynn, 99 Mins One Day in September (15) Kevin Macdonald, 92 Mins Final Destination (15) James Wong, 98 Mins Saving Grace (15) Nigel Cole, 92 Mins Down to You (12) Kris ...
other poetry clubs, so long as I was regularly getting to readings, to writing workshops and residentials, so long as I was doing that I was meeting poets of all kinds, listening to new voices, buying books. The whole nine yards. Tiring but exhilarating and battery-charging in equal ...
Dr. Josh:And you’re not reacting on your feelings and saying things you regret to your spouse and the whole nine yards. So what you’re saying absolutely is the case. Bob:Yeah. Clearing out what’s underneath Linda:This really reminds me of in our book (Simple Money, Rich Life), we...
Ladamo by O’driu smells like a Christmas craft store – scads of thick, velvety dirt, fallen apples, mulled wine, grated ginger root, the whole nine yards – but without the nasty chemical edge… 26th April 2023 Amber Balsamic Carnation Leather Opoponox Review Rose Smoke Spice Spicy Flora...