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re: Common Sayings That Most People Have No Idea About the Origin
Posted on 10/25/15 at 2:30 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Posted on 10/25/15 at 2:30 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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And what's the origin of the Whole Nine Yards?
WWII fighter planes carried .50 cal ammo in their machine guns. Stretched out from end to end, the linked ammo was about 9 yds long. So, the phrase meant give the enemy everything in the arsenal.
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