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From Soup to Nuts - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 'From soup to nuts' in reference books Christine Ammer, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (1997) has this entry for "from soup to nuts": from soup to nuts Also from A to Z or start to finish or stem to stern From beginning to end, throughout, [examples omitted] The first expression, with its analogy to the first and lasy courses of a meal, appeared in slightly different forms (such
end-to-end alternatives - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I just received an email that included the phrase soup-to-nuts meaning "end-to-end " Are there any other alternatives to this? eg cradle-to-grave? I want to include some in the reply email
phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 11 I believe the idiom you are looking for is "soup to nuts": "Soup to nuts" is an American English idiom conveying the meaning of "from beginning to end" It is derived from the description of a full course dinner, There's also "From start to finish", which is pretty clear
Origin of deez nuts - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Victim: What CD? Jokester: See deez nuts! Apparently everything old is new again --I was recently ambushed with a "deez nuts" joke by some current teenagers of my acquaintance Upon investigation, the old chestnut has apparently returned to currency due to a series of popular Vine videos starring a young man of amazingly unusual looks
Idiom for preparing very very thoroughly. ( take a lot of stuff for . . . If you want to say that someone is using a lot of stuff but without the implication of packing travel, there's also "everything from soup to nuts" 1 When we go camping for two weeks each August for a medieval recreation event, this becomes "everything and the kitchen sink"
The Nuts in Poker - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I read a interesting article regarding origin of the term "The Nuts" in Poker It means the best possible hand and though a well known term, no-one seems to know its origin Wikipedia gives the s
writing - How to write from this, to that, to that, to that - English . . . This construction should properly be used when two extremes of a range are thought of, as in: “From soup to nuts” makes sense because soup was the traditional first course in a formal meal, nuts the last Similarly “from A to Z” makes sense because these are the first and last letters of the alphabet
time - since 2009 is it inclusive or exclusive? - English Language . . . "From Soup to Nuts" would include soup, and nuts "From A to Z" includes A and Z I can't think of a reasonable example that is exclusive How could "From A to B" meaningfully imply that an empty set is the desired result? How would your first example "know" to skip the time they met in the winter? Did winter begin after they met? No? So it is
Idiom for doing everything oneself - English Language Usage Stack . . . This is very similar to the American saying Soup to nuts Fiercely independent describes someone who rejects outside help Solo performance might fit Some might quote the Frank Sinatra song I did it my way If the action is seen to be showing off then grandstanding or upstaging The exact phrase used depends on context and circumstances
“To cover the waterfront” usage - English Language Usage Stack . . . This is a uncommon idiom, so it may not sound natural, and may confuse non-native speakers Personally, I'd avoid it for something more natural I used to say "soup to nuts" before I realized half the people had no idea what I meant