from the cradle to the grave
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Lasting the full spectrum of life, existence, or a given process; from the first point to the very last. She's been my best friend since we were babies, so I just know we'll be together 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.
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from the cradle to the grave
From birth to death, throughout life, as in This health plan will cover you from cradle to grave. Richard Steele used the term in The Tatler (1709): "A modest fellow never has a doubt from his cradle to his grave." [c. 1700]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
from the cradle to the grave
orfrom cradle to grave
If something happens from the cradle to the grave or from cradle to grave, it happens throughout all of a person's life. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave. He believed that the state was ultimately responsible for the individual and should look after him from cradle to grave.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
from the cradle to the grave
all through a person's life, from beginning to end.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
from the ˌcradle to the ˈgrave
from birth to death; throughout your whole life: The new ministry was formed to look after citizens’ social welfare from the cradle to the grave. ▶ ˌcradle-to-ˈgrave adj.: Their conclusions are based on two cradle-to-grave studies conducted in Germany.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017