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the [child/house/mother, etc.] from hell (humorous)

the worst or most unpleasant person or thing of that type that anyone can imagine. His mother's awful. She really is the mother-in-law from hell.

See also: child, hell, house

(from) coast to coast

from one side of a country to the other. We travelled across America coast to coast.

See also: coast

from on high

from someone in a position of authority. All the rules are imposed from on high.

See also: high

from one moment to the next

if things change from one moment to the next, they change quickly or frequently. The plans are being changed from one moment to the next. You never know from one moment to the next what kind of mood he'll be in.

See also: moment, next

from scratch

if you do something from scratch, you start right at the beginning. We lost all our work in the fire and had to start from scratch. George built a garage from scratch.

See also: scratch

from time to time

if something happens or is done from time to time, it happens or is done sometimes, but not regularly. From time to time we heard a rumble of thunder. We cycle into town from time to time.

See also: time

from/since time immemorial (literary)

for longer than anyone can remember. Her family had farmed that land from time immemorial.

See also: since, time

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from scratch

from nothing. We decided to build a newspaper pretty much from scratch.

Usage notes: often used in the form start from scratch: Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to start from scratch?

See also: scratch

from time to time

sometimes. He has been bothered from time to time by pain in his back.

See also: time