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from the cradle to the grave |
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from the cradle to the grave Fig. from birth to death. The government promised to take care of us from the cradle to the grave. You can feel secure and well-protected from the cradle to the grave. from the cradle to the grave during the whole of your life Free medical care might not be with us from the cradle to the grave, as we once hoped. from the cradle to the grave also from cradle to grave during the whole period of your life Free medical care might not be with us from the cradle to the grave, as we once hoped. Etymology: based on the idea that the cradle (small bed for a baby) represents the beginning of a life, the grave (burying place) represents the end of a life How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In Britain, Hillary's triumph coincided with the coronation of Elizabeth II and was trumpeted as the start of a "second Elizabethan age" - bizarrely, since he was a Kiwi from cradle to grave. From cradle to grave, almost everything - healthcare, housing, education - is heavily subsidised or free for Kuwaiti nationals, who in 2005 numbered less than 800,000 in a mostly expatriate population of 2. For example, product lifecycle management (PLM) systems help companies conceptualize, design, build, and service products from cradle to grave. |
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