from top to toe

from top to toe
с головы до пят, с головы до ног

A sweet warmth overtook Ashurst from top to toe. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Apple-Tree’) — Приятная теплота охватила все тело Ашерста.

He had come to Johnny's house the evening before, and had promised to fit out Johnny from top to toe for five shillings down... (S. O'Casey, ‘Pictures in the Hallway’, ‘Bring Forth the Best Robe’) — Вчера вечером мистер Гринберг побывал у матери Джонни и взялся обмундировать Джонни с ног до головы при условии пяти шиллингов задатка...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • from top to toe — 1. Completely 2. From head to foot • • • Main Entry: ↑top * * * from head/top to toe/ phrase over the whole of your body He was covered in mud from head to toe …   Useful english dictionary

  • From top to toe — Top Top, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • from top to toe — (from) top to toe See: from head to toe …   New idioms dictionary

  • from top to toe — on every part of a person s body. He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black leather from top to toe …   New idioms dictionary

  • from top to toe — from head to foot, entirely, all over …   English contemporary dictionary

  • from top to toe — all over. → top …   English new terms dictionary

  • top to toe — (from) top to toe See: from head to toe …   New idioms dictionary

  • from top to bottom — from head to toe, from the basement to the roof beams …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Top — Top, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Tuft}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Top and but — Top Top, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Top minnow — Top Top, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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