the whole nine yards

phrase

: all of a related set of circumstances, conditions, or details

… who could learn the most about making records, about electronics and engineering, the whole nine yards.

—Stephen Stills

—sometimes used adverbially with go to indicate an all-out effort

Examples of the whole nine yards in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the video, shared by Nixon on Instagram, Benton, Baranski and others in full regalia (bustles, corsets, the whole nine yards) huddle around the iPad of John Douglas Thompson, who plays Peggy’s father, before the room explodes. — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the whole nine yards

• backyards
• blackguards
• churchyards
• courtyards
• discards
• dockyards
• graveyards
• lifeguards
• postcards
• regards
• retards
• safeguards