from (the) cradle to (the) grave

idiom

: from the beginning until the end of life

He led a life of hardship from the cradle to the grave.

The book describes her life from cradle to grave.

Examples of from (the) cradle to (the) grave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, Scope 3 emissions, which encompass the entire carbon lifecycle from cradle to grave, present a more complex challenge. —

David Craig, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Virtually all Danes are protected by a universal health care system that takes very good care of residents from the cradle to the grave. —

Christine Gorman, Scientific American, 10 May 2016 Good taste is supposedly ingrained in our genes and we’re all supposed to be effortlessly well dressed from the cradle to the grave. —

Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2020

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Dictionary Entries Near from (the) cradle to (the) grave

from the bottom of one's heart

from (the) cradle to (the) grave

from the first

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