Say What? The bee's knees / The whole nine yards

[whymzycal]

It's Friday, and that means it's time for another exciting "Say What?"! In today's installment, we're going to learn about two sayings whose current meanings probably originated in the U.S.-with examples from

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[wanted_a_pony]

Aaaah, I'm so far behind in reading on LJ! Belated thanks for this very interesting post. I actually use both of these expressions quite a bit & thought I knew all about them, or at least all about the bee's knees. Turns out I was wrong in both cases! :-)

[whymzycal]

You're welcome! I'm glad you find this post to be interesting. I learned a lot while researching it, particularly about "the whole nine yards." It's fascinating stuff!