🗓️ Idiom: Go the Full Nine Yards (v)
💬 Meaning
- Make a full effort or do everything possible to achieve something.
- Go all the way to complete a task, often to impress or help someone.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The sales team went the full nine yards to win the client’s trust.
- Our customer service agent went the full nine yards to solve the issue.
- They always go the full nine yards when preparing product demonstrations.
🏛️ Origin
The exact origin is debated, but one theory comes from World War II. Some machine gun belts were 27 feet (nine yards) long, so using the entire belt in battle meant giving it your all. Over time, the phrase came to mean doing everything possible.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Our support staff will __________ to make sure every customer is happy.
Answer
go the full nine yards
2. Multiple choice:
What does it mean to “go the full nine yards”?
a) Work quickly
b) Do the minimum
c) Do everything possible
Answer
c) Do everything possible
3. Change the sentence using “go the full nine yards”:
“The assistant did everything to make the customer feel welcome.”
Answer
The assistant went the full nine yards to make the customer feel welcome.
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