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

BMc: From the ground up, MotionScan was always designed to make the process as unobtrusive as possible for the actor.

From Forbes • May 19, 2011

From the ground up to a third of its height, its front is clothed with the orange-tree, in the same manner as the walls already described.

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong

From the ground up, the tree is clothed in bark that is bright and polished, shading from reddish brown to gray.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

"From the ground up," chimed in Tubby, who had recovered from his assumed fit of the sulks, at the mention of the immediate prospect of a meal.

From The Boy Scouts On The Range by Payson, Lieut. Howard