de haut en bas

[ duhoh tahn-bah ]

/ də oʊ tɑ̃ ˈbɑ /

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adverb French.

from top to bottom; from head to foot.

in a haughty, disdainful manner; condescendingly.

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How to use de haut en bas in a sentence

The landlady looked at him de haut en bas, rather pitying, and at the same time resenting his clear, fierce morality.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
He regarded them all as his inferiors, and, had he known how to do it, he would have treated them de haut en bas.
Mad Shepherds|L. P. Jacks
Simply because it pleases ces messieurs the Austrians to treat ces messieurs the Serbs de haut en bas!
The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various
He had learned by experience that it did not answer to treat Mrs. Dobbs de haut en bas.
That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3(of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope

"My heart as well as my eyes regarded the prince de haut en bas," she says.
The Women of the French Salons|Amelia Gere Mason