Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

from soup to nuts

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: from -soup -to nuts
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

From the first course of a meal to the last.

American usage

prep_phrase

From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"We went through the whole agenda, from soup to nuts."
"[That cat] is a broken reed to lean on in the matter of catching mice. My own acquaintance with him is a longstanding one, and I have come to know his psychology from soup to nuts. He hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep."

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.

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

soup to nuts (alternative)

Phrases

soup-to-nuts

Frequently Paired Words

soup-to-nuts

Synonyms

from A to Z from soda to hock from aardvark to zymurgy

Questions

What does from soup to nuts mean?: From the first course of a meal to the last.
Where does from soup to nuts come from?: 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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