A: An exhaust is the entire system, from the engine cylinder head to the tail pipe. It includes the exhaust manifold, catalytic converter, muffler and all pipes and hardware that connect it to the chassis. A: If you hear noise that gets louder when you accelerate, you may need a new muffler.
â¢ DRESSED TO THE NINES (adjective) The adjective DRESSED TO THE NINES has 1 sense: 1. dressed in fancy or formal clothing. Familiarity information: DRESSED TO THE NINES used as an adjective is very rare.
the regiment was raised in the early 19th century which is the right sort of date for the phrase to begin to be used in the middle of that century it is at least plausible that the to the nines phrase was matched with the 99 of the regiment s name to and reputation to coin dressed to the nines or dressed up to the nines are merely a version of the phrase that is applied to clothing that is first cited in john c hotten s a dictionary of modern slang cant and vulgar words 1859 as dressed up to the nines in a showy recherchÃ© manner