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  soup-to-nuts

  adjective

  (of a meal) complete or impressive in number of courses.
• soup to nuts
  soup to nuts

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

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

After the Santa Monica museum closed in May 2015, former director Elsa Longhauser oversaw a soup-to-nuts transformation of the institution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

The mayor promised that her new Emergency Operations Center would have a soup-to-nuts menu of corrective programs aimed at engaging “people most at-risk of becoming a victim or perpetrator of gun violence.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021

University Health Plan estimates the average cost for an exam, lenses and a frame is $541 nationally; Warby Parker’s soup-to-nuts service is typically under $200.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2018

Here, Isenberg gives us the soup-to-nuts on “Casablanca,” dutifully making his way through script, casting, production and reception, to the inevitable squabbling over credit, all the while trying to account for its enduring popularity.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2017

One might say the menu at “The Bear” has gone from soup to nuts, because as season 5 commences, the staff is coming unhinged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The mountain was on fire “from soup to nuts, the whole thing. You couldn’t see anything else.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

I wanted to create an organization where women do it all, soup to nuts.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2023

The cases would be in the federal courts, where the smartest jurists operate, and he'd be handling them soup to nuts, appearing before judges and juries.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2022

And when I thought how that bunch of ladies knew all about autos from soup to nuts, and about bandages, and etc., believe you me—that drill was the finishing touch.

From Believe You Me! by Nina Wilcox Putnam