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

Rather than assemble a soup-to-nuts tale hamstrung by chronology, he shrewdly offers up her story as an all-star revue about her ascent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

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

Although wellness plans offer soup-to-nuts tools for personal financial progress, there are areas where they may come up short.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2021