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time is in the strongest position. The nine points are visualized as being out of a hypothetical ten available to be won in a lawsuit. A legal maxim meaning that it is easier to defend one's possession of an object than to dispossess someone else. (A) Stitch in time (saves nine) (saying) - лучше синица в руке, чем журавль в небе A prompt correction saves a lot of labor and time later; any kind of damage, mistake, etc. should be repaired or corrected at once in order to prevent it getting worse: My car is showing the first signs of rust so I'm going to have it rust-proofed at the garage. I believe in a stitch in time. To the nines - в совершенстве; тщательно; до небес; чрезвычайно (обыкн. с глаголами crack up, flatter, honor, praise, etc.) There are at least half a dozen theories about the phrase. One of them claims that it was first recorded in the late eighteenth century in poems by Robert Burns. Another very persistent theory is that the British Army's 99th Regiment of Foot were renowned for their smartness, so much so that the other regiments based with them at Aldershot were constantly trying to emulate them — to equal "the nines". The big problem with this theory is that the story dates from the 1850s, and the phrase is older. Touch it off to the nines (sl) - великолепно сделать что-л.; проявить исключительное умение в чём-л. Whole nine yards (Am inf) - по полной программе; джентльменский набор (всё, что положено в какой-л. ситуации) The most frequently heard attempts to explain the phrase's derivation involve associating the number nine with clothing in some way. One theory has it that 99