end-to-end alternatives

Question

I just received an email that included the phrase

soup-to-nuts

meaning "end-to-end." Are there any other alternatives to this? eg cradle-to-grave? I want to include some in the reply email.

Answer 1

If you want to include a similar phrase in your reply email just for fun, you can use the following Latin phrase:

ab ovo usque ad mala

It's basically the same thing as soup-to-nuts, except that it literally translates to "from the egg to the apples". This was the typical main meal in ancient Rome, where the phrase was created.

Answer 2

How about from A to Z?

Answer 3

From alpha to omega

Answer 4

I've encountered "Womb to Tomb".

Answer 5

You could use:

from start to finish

Answer 6

I guess this one could be added to the list:

From stem to stern.