from top to bottom

idiom

: in a very thorough way
We cleaned/searched the house from top to bottom.

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The ensemble here is so strong from top to bottom but revisit it now for the timing of Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts as Ray’s parents. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 Ange Postecoglou has spent most of 2025 fighting helplessly against an injury list that has affected his team from top to bottom. Elias Burke, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025 Bake 2 baking sheets on separate racks in preheated oven until edges of cookies are just set, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through baking time. Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 So there was a whole team of people that were all pulling in exactly the same direction, and that came from how good the leadership was from top to bottom. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for from top to bottom

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“From top to bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20top%20to%20bottom. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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