van top tot teen
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- van top tot toon (archaic, dialectal)
- van kop tot teen (Belgium)
Etymology[edit]
Literally in current usage, “from top to toe”, but historically the meaning was “from top to toes”.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- head to toe, head to foot, from top to bottom
- Hij zat van top tot teen onder de modder.
- He was covered in mud from head to toe.
References[edit]
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, "teen".