from top to bottom

English

Prepositional phrase

from top to bottom

1. (adjectival) In an exhaustive and pervasive manner.

   She's a born leader from top to bottom.

   Synonyms: through and through, to the core

2. (adverbial) In the manner of conducting a remedy, search, or investigation (etc.) that is thorough and complete.

   They restored the car from top to bottom.

   Synonyms: completely, thoroughly, through and through

Usage

(syntax) Typically used on a postpositive basis.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: läpikotaisin (fi), kauttaaltaan (fi)

• French: de fond en comble (fr)
• Italian: da cima a fondo

See also

• inside out
• top from the bottom

Further reading

• “from top to bottom” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “from top to bottom” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
• “from top to bottom” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “from top to bottom”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “from top to bottom” (US) / “from top to bottom” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.