up to the nines

prepositional phrase

Streetwise; knowing.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. UKobsoleteslangStreetwise; knowing.

    I'm up to the nines! What's the first move?

    1910, The Scrap Book, volume 9, page 41
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APA

up to the nines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20to%20the%20nines

MLA

“up to the nines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20to%20the%20nines. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up to the nines,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20to%20the%20nines.

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