"the whole nine miles" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ðə ˌhoʊl ˌnaɪn ˈmaɪlz/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} the whole nine miles (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of the whole nine yards. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: the whole nine yards [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-the_whole_nine_miles-en-adv-4bpXyAC8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Noun

IPA: /ðə ˌhoʊl ˌnaɪn ˈmaɪlz/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} the whole nine miles
  1. Synonym of the whole nine yards. Synonyms: the whole nine yards [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-the_whole_nine_miles-en-noun-4bpXyAC8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
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