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From the first course of a meal to the last.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, literally
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively, informal
Examples
- We went through the whole agenda, from soup to nuts.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: from A to Z, from soda to hock, from aardvark to zymurgy
Antonyms: none provided
From the order of courses in a formal full-course dinner, which typically begins with soup and ends with a dessert such as nuts.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Polish:
od A do Z
— from the first course of the meal to the last
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Serbo-Croatian:
od predjela do deserta
— from the first course of the meal to the last
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Spanish:
desde [la] sopa a [las] nueces
— from the first course of the meal to the last
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Dutch:
Van A tot Z.
— from beginning to end
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French:
de A à Z
— from beginning to end
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Latin:
ab ovo usque ad mala
— from beginning to end
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Polish:
od A do Z
— from beginning to end
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Serbo-Croatian:
od glave do repa
— from beginning to end
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Spanish:
desde [el] comienzo hasta [el] fin
— from beginning to end