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to the nines

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to the nines

To perfection; fully, wholly.
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You see? The times have changed But why do I still hear people say "Tears are woman's weapons"? We don't cry easily We are not always flirty We are not dolls Who are only dressed to the nines. Ayumi Hamasaki

I come from Beverley in East Yorkshire, and no one there would step outside their front door, or even their back door, on a Saturday night - or any other time, for that matter - unless they were dressed to the nines. Anna Maxwell Martin

We rehearsed our 'Scarface' to the nines. Long period of rehearsal, so that by the time we started to shoot, it was almost like doing a play. We all had a grand time doing it. It was a wonderful cast. Robert Loggia

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