"from soup to nuts" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-from soup to nuts.ogg
Etymology: From the order of courses in a formal full-course dinner, which typically begins with soup and ends with a dessert such as nuts. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} from soup to nuts, {{en-PP}} from soup to nuts, {{tlb|en|US}} (US)
  1. (literally) From the first course of a meal to the last. Tags: US, literally Synonyms: soup to nuts Related terms: soup-to-nuts Translations (from the first course of the meal to the last): od predjela do deserta (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-from_soup_to_nuts-en-prep_phrase-g6dDkwdx Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of American English: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'from the first course of the meal to the last': 85 15
  2. (informal, figuratively) From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout. Tags: US, figuratively, informal Synonyms: from A to Z, from soda to hock, from aardvark to zymurgy Translations (from beginning to end): Van A tot Z. (Dutch), de A à Z (French), ab ovo usque ad mala (Latin), od glave do repa (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-from_soup_to_nuts-en-prep_phrase-2iZBSS2f Disambiguation of 'from beginning to end': 19 81

Alternative forms

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