from top to bottom

idiom

: in a very thorough way
We cleaned/searched the house from top to bottom.

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Here’s how to use vinegar to clean your shower from top to bottom. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025 There’s the quarter-mile Yawkey Trial with its abundance of native plants and a 1,600-seat amphitheater carved out of stone that’s got something of an ancient Rome vibe and offers an ideal setting for a picnic or a good workout climbing from top to bottom. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025 That meant that people whose work is traditionally thought of as the final part of the process — like composer Simon Franglen — were in the room with concept artists to make sure the fantasy world of Pandora was fully realized and cohesive from top to bottom. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Dec. 2025 Housed inside the palace, the Cappella Palatina glitters from top to bottom with gold Byzantine mosaics. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for from top to bottom

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“From top to bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20top%20to%20bottom. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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