top-to-bottom

comparative more top-to-bottom · superlative most top-to-bottom

1. Entire; thorough.

   What this house needs is a top-to-bottom cleaning.

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   Instead, “Margo” balances warmth, offbeat comedy and porno-populism, abetted by a top-to-bottom outstanding cast.

   2026 April 15, James Poniewozik, “Review: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Will Make an OnlyFan of You”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: soup-to-nuts

plural top-to-bottoms · alternative top to bottom

1. A piece of graffiti covering the whole height of a railway carriage.

   Many writers felt constricted painting below the windows of cars and began to expand their pieces upward into top-to-bottoms and lengthwise into end-to-ends.

   1984, Craig Castleman, Getting Up: Subway Graffiti in New York, page 57