da cima a fondo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “from peak to bottom”.

Prepositional phrase

da cima a fondo

  1. from top to bottom; completely, thoroughly
    • 1990, Ernest Hemingway, chapter 4, in Ettore Capriolo, transl., Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises], Mondadori:
      Lo lessi da cima a fondo, compresa la Piccola Posta e gli Annunzi Economici.
      I read it all the way through, including the Petite Correspondance and the Cornigrams.
      (literally, “I read it completely, including the Small Mail and the Economic Announcements.”)
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