from A to Z
from A to Z
From the very beginning to the very end; covering or regarding the entire possible range or scope. We have to do a stock count of everything in the warehouse, from A to Z! This introductory philosophy course will examine the field from A to Z, beginning with the Greeks and finishing with the work of modern philosophers.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
from A to Z
Fig. of a complete and wide variety. We have just about everything from A to Z. She ordered everything on the menu from A to Z.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
from A to Z
COMMON From A to Z means from the beginning to the end of an activity or including everything in a situation. I made a detailed plan and followed it from A to Z. Staff members were sent to assist the families with pretty well everything they needed from A to Z.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
from A to Z
over the entire range; in every particular. 1998 Salmon, Trout & Sea-Trout In order to have seen Scotland's game fishing in its entirety, from A to Z, visiting 30 stretches of river and 350 lochs a year, you would have to be travelling for a hundred years.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
from A to ˈZ
very thoroughly and in detail: We need an expert who knows the subject from A to Z.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
from A to Z
mod. of a complete and wide variety. (see also everything from A to Z.) We have just about everything from A to Z.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
from A to Z
Completely; thoroughly.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
alpha and omega, the
The sum of something, the beginning and the end, symbolized by the first (alpha) and last (omega) letters of the Greek alphabet. The Book of Revelation (1:8) states: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord.” The modern equivalent is a to z. See also from soup to nuts.
See also: alpha, and
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- from A to izzard
- scope out
- scope someone out
- in reason
- fall outside
- fall outside (something)
- another kettle of fish
- be another kettle of fish
- be a different kettle of fish
- kettle