Meaning of from soup to nuts | Babel Free

Definitions

1. From the first course of a meal to the last.
   US, literally
2. From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout.
   US, figuratively, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“We went through the whole agenda, from soup to nuts.”

“[That cat] is a broken reed to lean on in the matter of catching mice. My own acquaintance with him is a longstanding one, and I have come to know his psychology from soup to nuts. He hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep.”

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