Idiom
head to toe
Meaning
Entirely; completely; over one's full body.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The child was covered in mud from head to toe.”
“After the heavy rain, the hikers arrived at the station soaked from head to toe.”
“Dressed in an elaborate costume from head to toe, the actor transformed completely into the historical character for the opening night performance.”
Examples
simple
“The child was covered in mud from head to toe.”
contextual
“After the heavy rain, the hikers arrived at the station soaked from head to toe.”
complex
“Dressed in an elaborate costume from head to toe, the actor transformed completely into the historical character for the opening night performance.”
Origin
From Middle English *heved to þe ton*, recorded as early as the late 14th century. The construction follows a standard Germanic pattern of spatial orientation, substituting the anatomical extremities for the whole of the subject.
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