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tailors used nine yards of material to make a suit (or, according to some authors, a shirt). Another commonly repeated explanation comes from the exquisitely smart uniforms of the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment was in business in the early 19th century, which is at least the right sort of date for a phrase that became widely used in the middle of that century. The problem with these explanations is that they come with no evidence to support them: He decided to take everything to college — his books, his stereo, his computer, his skies, the whole nine yards. NINTH Ninth part of a man (derog) - портной "The original cause of making a tailor the butt of ridicule as only 'the ninth part of a man' arose out of a similar occurrence; in about two centuries ago, this trade of a tailor was performed wholly by women; it was scandalous and effeminate for men to work at the needle" (The National Register, 1819). TEN Not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole - держаться подальше от кого-л.; сторониться, обходить за версту кого-л. Not want to be involved with someone or something under any circumstances: I would not touch the computer problem with a ten-foot pole. Number Ten - Даунинг Стрит 10 (официальная резиден¬ ция британского премьер-министра) Situated on D o w n i n g Street i n the City of Westminster, London, Number 10 is one of the 100