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Ammunition belts for machine guns on airplanes were 27 feet...using all your ammo was "the whole nine yards"...
football I would guess
i think it means like all the way? lol i dont know, im probably just thinking of something else, but i think it is
Nine yards in a bolt of cloth.
Taking the whole nine yards, means you're taking the lot.
Nine yards of the American Football field.
total amount of a cement truck load
It is asserted that a standard capacity of cement-mixers is nine cubic yards, and that a full load would be "the whole nine yards." There is no standard capacity for cement mixers--current models vary between seven and ten cubic yards--but in the 1960s, when the phrase was first used, they carried about four cubic yards of cement, and six cubic yards was considered extremely large.
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I agree with sandman, although there are alot of different explanations... here's this website I found if you want to check out this one or many others. : )
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