英美俚俗语【42】go the whole nine yards 竭尽全力

go the whole nine yards

[俗]竭尽全力

If I told him where Tom was, he would go the whole nine yards to help him but only to add to his trouble.

如果我告诉他汤姆的处境，他会尽全力帮他，可是 只能给汤姆增添麻烦。

注解：

whole意指整个的，nine yards意指9码，喻指最大的努力；to go the whole nine yards系指走过整整9码，喻指不遗余力。