The whole nine yards
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4The entirety of something
किसी चीज की संपूर्णता
When Radhika plans a trip, she goes the whole nine yards — tickets, hotels and a full itinerary.
They renovated the whole house, the whole nine yards.
Daily use: Radhika birthday party ke liye whole nine yards gayi — cake, lights, music sab kuch.
याद रखने के लिए पूरी नौ गज़ की साड़ी (नौवारी) सोचिए — पूरा कपड़ा, कुछ भी कम नहीं। The whole nine yards = किसी चीज़ की संपूर्णता, सब कुछ।
To remember it, picture a full nine-yard saree (nauvari) — the entire length of cloth, nothing cut short. 'The whole nine yards' means the entirety of something, all of it.
Answer = सब कुछ, संपूर्णता। Synonym options: 'the whole ball of wax', 'the whole shebang'। यहाँ nine का गिनती से कोई लेना-देना नहीं।
Answer = everything, the entirety. Synonym options: 'the whole ball of wax', 'the whole shebang'. The number nine has no counting sense here.