read (something) cover to cover
read (something) cover to cover
To read something in its entirety, from beginning to end. Most commonly refers to reading materials that literally have a front cover and back cover, such as books or magazines. That book was so good that I read it cover to cover in one sitting. Every month I wait for the magazine to come in the mail and then I spend a Saturday afternoon reading it from cover to cover.
See also: cover, read
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- from cover to cover
- cover up
- cover-up
- duck and cover
- cover a multitude of sins
- cover/hide a multitude of sins
- multitude of sins, cover a
- come out in
- come out in (something)
- drape with