dalla testa ai piedi

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “from the head to the feet”. Compare French de la tête aux pieds.

Prepositional phrase

dalla testa ai piedi

1. Alternative form of da capo a piedi
   • 2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 77:

     Quando entrammo si voltò verso di noi e contemplò Jordan dalla testa ai piedi.

     As we entered he wheeled excitedly around and examined Jordan from head to foot.

     (literally, “When we entered he turned around to us and gazed at Jordan from head to foot.”)