soup-to-nuts

American  

[soop-tuh-nuhts] / ˈsup təˈnʌts /

adjective

1. (of a meal) complete or impressive in number of courses.

2. Informal. complete; all-inclusive.

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soup to nuts Cultural  

1. To include or cover everything, as in a full, multicourse meal: “The lecture on weather forecasting covered everything from soup to nuts.”

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Etymology

Origin of soup-to-nuts

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

The deal is the latest in a series of bets Google has made to develop a soup-to-nuts strategy for accessing vast amounts of power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

ServiceTitan counts about 8,000 contracting firms as customers, providing a soup-to-nuts software package that can manage booking appointments, generating estimates and processing invoices as well as payroll and dispatching workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Because consent decrees seek to correct systemic problems, they often take a soup-to-nuts approach, from rewriting policies on when officers can use force to revamping everything from internal affairs investigations to cadet training.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2023

Her consulting fees start at $350, and soup-to-nuts planning packages begin at $14,500.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Tradition-bound Tokyo has long required pharmaceutical companies to do soup-to-nuts clinical trials locally, rather than incorporating studies and data done elsewhere.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2021