Phrase guide

head to toe

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Entirely; completely; over one's full body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • He fell in a puddle and ended up covered head to toe in mud.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adv

Meaning 2

In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ոտքից գլուխ (otkʻicʻ glux) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Azerbaijani: başdan-ayağa — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Azerbaijani: başdan-başa — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Belarusian: з галавы да ног (z halavy da noh) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Belarusian: з ног да галавы (z noh da halavy) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Bengali: মাথা থেকে পা পর্যন্ত (matha theke pa porjonto) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Breton: penn-da-benn — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Catalan: de cap a peus — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Danish: fra top til tå — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Dutch: van top tot teen — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Finnish: päästä varpaisiin — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • French: de la tête aux pieds — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • French: de pied en cap — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • French: des pieds à la tête — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • French: depuis les pieds jusqu’à la tête — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • German: von Kopf bis Fuß — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Greek: πατόκορφα (patókorfa) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Hebrew: מִכַּף רֶגֶל וְעַד רֹאשׁ (mikkáf régel v'ad rosh) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Hungarian: tetőtől talpig — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Old Irish: ó mulluch co talmain — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Japanese: 頭の天辺から足の爪先まで (atama no teppen kara ashi no tsumasaki made) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Japanese: 全身 (zenshin) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Kapampangan: pangabuntuk magpangbitis — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Kapampangan: manibat buntuk anggang bitis — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Latin: a capite ad calcem — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fra topp til tå — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frå topp til tå — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Persian: سراپا (sarâ-pâ) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Polish: od czubka głowy do pięt — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Polish: od stóp do głów — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Portuguese: da cabeça aos pés — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Portuguese: de cabo a rabo — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Portuguese: de fio a pavio — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Portuguese: dos pés à cabeça — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Romanian: de la cap la coadă — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Spanish: de pies a cabeza — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Swedish: från topp till tå — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Ottoman Turkish: باشدن ایاغه (başdan ayağa) — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Vietnamese: từ đầu đến đuôi — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Welsh: o'r corun i'r sawdl — entirely; completely; over one's full body
  • Azerbaijani: baş-ayaq — in reversed positions
  • French: tête-bêche — in reversed positions
  • Swedish: skavfötters — in reversed positions