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wearing very elegant or formal clothes
(especially of a cat) to be very lucky in dangerous situations
almost every time I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply.
the normal working hours in an office I work nine to five. a nine-to-five job
if you already have or control something, it is difficult for someone else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it
everything, or a situation that includes everything When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert.
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