from A to Z

from A to Z
с самого начала до самого конца; полностью, целиком; ≈ от а до я, от альфы до омеги

Our carriage reached the porch in its turn... and we dismounted with as much ease and comfort as though we had been escorted by the whole Metropolitan Force from A to Z inclusive. (Ch. Dickens, ‘American Notes’, ch. VIII) — Наш экипаж, когда настала его очередь, доехал до подъезда... и мы вышли из него с такой легкостью и удобством, словно нас эскортировала вся полиция столицы.

I know all about the whole... business from A to Z... (Fr. Norris, ‘The Octopus’, book II, ch. V) — Я знаю всю подноготную... этой истории...

It was with the satisfaction of a competent workman who knows his job from A to Z that Remire entered upon the necessary explanations. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Mixture As Before’, ‘An Official Position’) — Ремир начал давать необходимые пояснения, испытывая при этом чувство удовлетворения квалифицированного рабочего, досконально знающего свое дело.


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

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