from the ground up

Adverb CEFR C2

Definitions

From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Españoldesde cero

Françaisde zéro

Deutschvon der Pike auf von Grund auf

4 more languages

Italianodalle fondamenta

Polskiod podstaw

Portuguêsdo nada do zero

Русскийс нуля

Examples

“A bright, ambitious kid just out of technical school, learning railroading from the ground up.”

CEFR level

C2

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

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See also

from the heart from the word go from this moment on from this time on fromward frondescently

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