to the nines
English edit
Etymology edit
From Scots, perhaps a rebracketing of to then eyne (“to the eyes”) or to thyn eyne (“(up) to your eyes”).
Prepositional phrase edit
- To perfection; fully, wholly.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:to the full
From Scots, perhaps a rebracketing of to then eyne (“to the eyes”) or to thyn eyne (“(up) to your eyes”).