from soup to nuts

Meaning

Prepositional phrase

From the first course of a meal to the last.
From beginning to end; throughout.

Related

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from A to Z

Origin

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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