from head to toe

Idioms  

1. Also,;. Over the entire body, in its entirety. For example, He was dressed in black from head to toe, or She ached all over, from tip to toe. These expressions date from ancient times. The alliterative head to heels originated about 1400, and Shakespeare had “from top to toe” in Hamlet (1:2).

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Example Sentences

She checked him out from head to toe.

From Literature

Sniffling and wiping at her nose, the girl looked Aunt Kitty over from head to toe and back up again, then sized me up beside her.

From Literature

She wanted to wrap herself in it, to wear it from head to toe.

From Literature

It can be painful, and cover the body from head to toe.

From BBC

Because if you look back at old movies with Fred Astaire or with Gene Kelly, specifically Fred Astaire, they would zoom out just to show you from head to toe, we are dancing.

From Los Angeles Times