head to toe

adv — 2 senses

head to toe

adv

Etymology From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton.

1

Idiomatic Entirely; completely; over one's full body.

  • He fell in a puddle and ended up covered head to toe in mud.
2

In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.

  • -we reversed positions so there was no funny business. - Reversed positions? - Yeah, you know, head to toe.1995, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, “The Wink”, in Seinfeld, season 7, episode 4:
Synonyms
completely

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