"da cima a fondo" meaning in Italian

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “from peak to bottom”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|from peak to bottom}} “from peak to bottom”, {{lit|from peak to bottom}} Literally, “from peak to bottom” Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} da cima a fondo
  1. from top to bottom; completely, thoroughly
    Sense id: en-da_cima_a_fondo-it-prep_phrase-Ti2vRqB8 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "I read it all the way through, including the Petite Correspondance and the Cornigrams.\n(literally, “I read it completely, including the Small Mail and the Economic Announcements.”)",
          "ref": "1990, Ernest Hemingway, chapter 4, in Ettore Capriolo, transl., Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises], Mondadori",
          "text": "Lo lessi da cima a fondo, compresa la Piccola Posta e gli Annunzi Economici.",
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