da capo a piedi

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “from head to feet”. Compare French de la tête aux pieds.

Prepositional phrase

da capo a piedi

  1. (idiomatic) from head to toe; from top to bottom
    Sono ricoperto di neve da capo a piedi.
    I'm covered in snow from head to toe.
    guardare da capo a piedi
    to look up and down
    (literally, “to look from head to toe”)
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