单词 | from top to tail |
释义 | > as lemmasfrom top to (also †and) tail c. from top to (also †and) tail: from head to foot; all over. Frequently figurative: entirely, completely; (also) from beginning to end.Cf. from top to toe at Phrases 2a, from top to bottom at Phrases 4a(a). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > thoroughly > from beginning to end or through and through to the boneOE through and throughc1225 out and outc1300 from top to tail1303 out and inc1390 (from) head to heel (also heels)c1400 (from) head to foot (also feet)c1425 from top to (into, unto) toec1425 to the skin1526 to one's (also the) finger (also fingers') ends1530 from first to last1536 up and down1542 whole out1562 to the pith1587 to the back1594 from A to (also until) Z1612 from clew to earing1627 from top to bottom1666 back and edge1673 all hollow1762 (all) to pieces1788 from A to Za1821 to one's (also the) fingertips1825 to one's fingernails1851 from tip to toe1853 down to the ground1859 to the backbone1864 right the way1867 pur sang1893 from the ground up1895 in and out1895 from soda (card) to hock1902 c1400 Life St. Anne (Minn.) (1928) l. 1782 (MED) Þe childre..Tald hym fra top to tayle. a1425 (?c1375) Barlaam & Josaphat (Harl.) l. 228 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1875) 1st Ser. 141 (MED) He..tolde to him fro top and taile Als þai had gyffen him in counsaile. ?1567 M. Parker Def. Priestes Mariages 119 All the whole booke of D. Ponettes, from toppe to taile, bothe truthes, and those which he calleth vntruthes. 1575 T. Churchyard 1st Pt. Chippes f. 20 Her complexion was full pure. She was well made from toppe to taile. 1883 F. Marryat Peeress & Player II. iii. 86 She's upset from top to tail by your announcement. 1891 All Year Round 20 June 593/2 Would ye go befront of the ladies all muck from top to tail? 1902 Irish Times 25 Apr. 8/6 We have never seen a team match in which on both sides the character of the play was so well maintained from top to tail. 2002 Horticulture Nov. 43/1 The pasqueflower, Pulsatilla vulgaris..covered in fluff from top to tail. < as lemmas |
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