go the whole nine yards

(American informal)

to continue doing something dangerous or difficult until it is finished The weather was terrible but I wanted to go the whole nine yards and get to the top of the mountain.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada
HadiİYe	-	Turkish
Sayen	-	Native American, Mapuche
Ballantine	['bæləntain]
Kondwani	kon-DWAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Polydeukes	-	Greek Mythology