"head to toe" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-head to toe.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|fram heved to þe ton|(fram) heved to þe ton}} Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} head to toe (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Entirely; completely; over one's full body. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Translations (entirely; completely; over one's full body): ոտքից գլուխ (otkʻicʻ glux) (Armenian), з галавы да ног (z halavy da noh) (Belarusian), з ног да галавы (z noh da halavy) (Belarusian), মাথা থেকে পা পর্যন্ত (matha theke pa porjonto) (Bengali), penn-da-benn (Breton), de cap a peus (Catalan), fra top til tå (Danish), van top tot teen (Dutch), päästä varpaisiin (Finnish), de la tête aux pieds (French), de pied en cap (French), des pieds à la tête (French), depuis les pieds jusqu’à la tête (French), von Kopf bis Fuß (German), πατόκορφα (patókorfa) (Greek), מִכַּף רֶגֶל וְעַד רֹאשׁ (mikkáf régel v'ad rosh) (Hebrew), tetőtől talpig (Hungarian), 頭の天辺から足の爪先まで (atama no teppen kara ashi no tsumasaki made) (alt: あたまのてっぺんからあしのつまさきまで) (Japanese), 全身 (zenshin) (alt: ぜんしん) (Japanese), a capite ad calcem (Latin), fra topp til tå (Norwegian Bokmål), frå topp til tå (Norwegian Nynorsk), ó mulluch co talmain (Old Irish), باشدن ایاغه (başdan ayağa) (Ottoman Turkish), سراپا (sarâ-pâ) (Persian), od czubka głowy do pięt (Polish), od stóp do głów (Polish), da cabeça aos pés (Portuguese), de cabo a rabo (Portuguese), de fio a pavio (Portuguese), dos pés à cabeça (Portuguese), de la cap la coadă (Romanian), с головы до пят (s golovy do pjat) (Russian), с головы до ног (s golovy do nog) (Russian), de pies a cabeza (Spanish), från topp till tå (Swedish), từ đầu đến đuôi (Vietnamese), o'r corun i'r sawdl (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-head_to_toe-en-adv-Y6708NA0 Disambiguation of "entirely; completely; over one's full body": 100 0
  2. In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: completely, head-to-toe Translations (in reversed positions): tête-bêche (French), skavfötters (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-head_to_toe-en-adv-mtMh~7jR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'in reversed positions': 0 100

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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "fra topp til tå"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "frå topp til tå"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "başdan ayağa",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "باشدن ایاغه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sarâ-pâ",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "سراپا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "od czubka głowy do pięt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "od stóp do głów"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "da cabeça aos pés"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "de cabo a rabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "de fio a pavio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "dos pés à cabeça"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "de la cap la coadă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s golovy do pjat",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "с головы до пят"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s golovy do nog",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "с головы до ног"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "de pies a cabeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "från topp till tå"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "từ đầu đến đuôi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "entirely; completely; over one's full body",
      "word": "o'r corun i'r sawdl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in reversed positions",
      "word": "tête-bêche"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in reversed positions",
      "word": "skavfötters"
    }
  ],
  "word": "head to toe"
}

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