from soup to nuts

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from soup to nuts

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From the order of courses in a formal full-course dinner, which typically begins with soup and ends with a dessert such as nuts.

phrase soup to nuts

  1. US, literally From the first course of a meal to the last.
  2. US, figuratively, informal From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout. We went through the whole agenda, from soup to nuts.

    Similar: from A to Z, from soda to hock, from aardvark to zymurgy

Translations

Every language

prep_phrase from the first course of the meal to the last

Españoldesde [la] sopa a [las] nueces

prep_phrase from beginning to end

Españoldesde [el] comienzo hasta [el] fin
Françaisde A à Z

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"from soup to nuts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/from%20soup%20to%20nuts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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from soup to nuts. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/from%20soup%20to%20nuts

Chicago

"from soup to nuts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/from%20soup%20to%20nuts.

BibTeX
@misc{from_soup_to_nuts_2026,
  title = {from soup to nuts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/from%20soup%20to%20nuts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}