I heard that “the whole nine yards” refers to tailors who, when making a full suit, used 9 yards of fabric. ‒ Maria JoeJune 17, 2021 Back when I was about 11 years old, we moved to an older (i.e., from the 40s or 50s) house out in the country In the basement was a ...
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