da cima a fondo
Italian
Etymology
Literally, “from peak to bottom”.
Prepositional phrase
da cima a fondo
- 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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