head to toe en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Entirely; completely; over one's full body.
He fell in a puddle and ended up covered head to toe in mud.
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(not-comparable) In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.
-we reversed positions so there was no funny business. - Reversed positions? - Yeah, you know, head to toe.
1995, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, “The Wink”, in Seinfeld, season 7, episode 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| head-to-toe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| from head to toe | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (45)
ro de la cap la coadă (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · fr tête-bêche (in reversed positions) · la a capite ad calcem (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · sv från topp till tå (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pt de cabo a rabo (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · ko 머리부터 발끝까지 (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · fi päästä varpaisiin (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pt da cabeça aos pés (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · bn মাথা থেকে পা পর্যন্ত (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pl od czubka głowy do pięt (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · ja 頭の天辺から足の爪先まで (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · az başdan-başa (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · fa سراپا (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · fr depuis les pieds jusqu’à la tête (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · ota باشدن ایاغه (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · el πατόκορφα (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · de von Kopf bis Fuß (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pt dos pés à cabeça (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · sga ó mulluch co talmain (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · da fra top til tå (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · nn frå topp til tå (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · be з галавы да ног (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · az baş-ayaq (in reversed positions) · fr de pied en cap (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · hu tetőtől talpig (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · rsk од глави до пети (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · hy ոտքից գլուխ (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pl od stóp do głów (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · nb fra topp til tå (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · vi từ đầu đến đuôi (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · es de pies a cabeza (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · be з ног да галавы (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · fr de la tête aux pieds (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · sv skavfötters (in reversed positions) · ca de cap a peus (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · nl van top tot teen (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · he מִכַּף רֶגֶל וְעַד רֹאשׁ (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pam manibat buntuk anggang bitis (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · az başdan-ayağa (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pt de fio a pavio (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · br penn-da-benn (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · cy o'r corun i'r sawdl (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · ja 全身 (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · pam pangabuntuk magpangbitis (entirely; completely; over one's full body) · fr des pieds à la tête (entirely; completely; over one's full body)