from\ the\ ground\ up

from\ the\ ground\ up
adv. phr.
From the beginning; entirely; completely.

After the fire they had to rebuild their cabin from the ground up.

Sam knows about baseball from the ground up.

The new cars have been changed from the ground up.


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  • from the ground up — {adv. phr.} From the beginning; entirely; completely. * /After the fire they had to rebuild their cabin from the ground up./ * /Sam knows about baseball from the ground up./ * /The new cars have been changed from the ground up./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • from the ground up — phrasal 1. entirely new or afresh 2. from top to bottom ; thoroughly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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