from the ground up

Idioms  

1. From the very beginning; also, completely, thoroughly. For example, We've had to learn a new system from the ground up, or The company changed all of the forms from the ground up. This expression alludes to the construction of a house, which begins with the foundation.

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Example Sentences

Understandably, the “Fallout” crew was not able to build an entire city from the ground up.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than hunting for existing examples, the researchers designed a new material from the ground up, using structural frustration as a guiding principle to create specific magnetic behavior.

From Science Daily

The oil fields are in such disrepair that much of the infrastructure would have to be rebuilt from the ground up.

From Barron's

The oil fields are in such disrepair that much of the infrastructure would have to be rebuilt from the ground up.

From Barron's

“We’ll be transforming this site from the ground up—demolishing the old buildings and designing a new, modern campus that’s built for how we work best: together,” Chief Executive John Stankey said in the email.

From The Wall Street Journal