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“1. glammed 2. the whole nine yards ” Quiz

1. glammed
 2. the whole nine yards

What does "1. glammed 2. the whole nine yards " mean?

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  • a city in Palestine where Jesus was born
  • 1. glammed: beautiful, dressed in nice clothes and wearing makeup, like a movie star 2. the whole nine yards: everything, all that is possible The phrase comes from soldiers who fired machine guns in the military. Bullets came in connected strips that were nine yards (a yard is 3 feet) long. If they fired all of their bullets at the enemy, they were giving the whole nine yards.

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