head-to-foot

head-to-foot

Encompassing one's entire body; top to bottom. Typically refers to how one is dressed and groomed. Oh boy, this ragamuffin will need a head-to-foot makeover before the big gala.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • head-to-toe
  • head to toe
  • from head to foot
  • from head to foot/toe
  • from head to heels
  • from head to toe
  • from tip to toe
  • from top to toe
  • (from) top to toe
  • do over
References in periodicals archive
The tiny beds are attached to oscillators that generate a head-to-foot rocking motion of about 2 millimeters, so slight it can barely be seen.
Different strokes; the touch of a hand and sway of a bed can have far-reaching effects on premature babies encased in incubators