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soup to nuts

soup to nuts is the alternative form of from soup to nuts.

Meaning of from soup to nuts

Prepositional phrase

(US)

  1. (US, literally) From the first course of a meal to the last.
  2. (US, figuratively, informal) From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout.
    • We went through the whole agenda, from soup to nuts.

Questions about soup to nuts

What is soup to nuts the alternative form of?
Soup to nuts is the alternative form of from soup to nuts.

Words near soup to nuts in the dictionary

  1. soup sandwiches
  2. soup spoon
  3. soup spoons
  4. soup strainer
  5. soup strainers
  6. soup to nuts
  7. soup up
  8. soup's on
  9. soup-and-fish
  10. soup-and-fish suit
  11. soup-and-fish suits

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