head to toe
The idiom "head to toe" is often used to describe something that affects or covers the entire body or to indicate thoroughness.
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Definition
B2General
(common)Covering or affecting the entire body.
Example
- He was drenched from head to toe after walking in the rain.
- She was dressed head to toe in designer clothes.
B2General
(common)Thoroughly or completely.
Example
- The doctor examined him from head to toe.
- They cleaned the house from head to toe before the guests arrived.
C1Descriptive
(less common)A position where two people lie with one's feet near the other's head.
Example
- They slept head to toe to save space in the small tent.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "head to toe":
nose to tailtoe to toefrom stem to sternfrom top to bottomback to frontfrom the tophead and shouldersover the headtoes up