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Meaning of from soup to nuts | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

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

Español desde [el] comienzo hasta [el] fin desde [la] sopa a [las] nueces
Français de A à Z
Latina ab ovo usque ad mala
Nederlands Van A tot Z.
Polski od A do Z

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⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

from start to finish from stem to stern from the bottom of one's heart from the cradle to the grave from the dead from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious

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