from (the) cradle to (the) grave
idiom
: from the beginning until the end of life
He led a life of hardship from the cradle to the grave.
The book describes her life from cradle to grave.
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In contrast to a universal system that covers everyone from cradle to grave, an employer-first system leaves huge swaths of the population uninsured.
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Sumit Agarwal, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
However, Scope 3 emissions, which encompass the entire carbon lifecycle from cradle to grave, present a more complex challenge.
—David Craig, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Good taste is supposedly ingrained in our genes and we’re all supposed to be effortlessly well dressed from the cradle to the grave.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2020
Virtually all Danes are protected by a universal health care system that takes very good care of residents from the cradle to the grave.
—Christine Gorman, Scientific American, 10 May 2016
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Sumit Agarwal, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
However, Scope 3 emissions, which encompass the entire carbon lifecycle from cradle to grave, present a more complex challenge.
—David Craig, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Good taste is supposedly ingrained in our genes and we’re all supposed to be effortlessly well dressed from the cradle to the grave.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2020
Virtually all Danes are protected by a universal health care system that takes very good care of residents from the cradle to the grave.
—Christine Gorman, Scientific American, 10 May 2016
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“From (the) cradle to (the) grave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20%28the%29%20cradle%20to%20%28the%29%20grave. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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