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

“If the company can now redesign their operations from the ground up to be AI-forward, their potential cost and performance advantage could be insurmountable,” Shmulik wrote.

From MarketWatch

“If the company can now redesign their operations from the ground up to be AI-forward, their potential cost and performance advantage could be insurmountable,” Shmulik wrote.

From MarketWatch

Inside the race to create a competitive American team from the ground up.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Cadillac is being built from the ground up.

From The Wall Street Journal

I found out later that it glowed because it had sucked phosphorus from the ground up into the wood and held the light from day all night.

From Literature