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From soup to nuts

prep_phrase, slang

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Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    From the first course of a meal to the last. US, literally
  2. 2
    From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout. US, figuratively, informal

    "We went through the whole agenda, from soup to nuts."

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.

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