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from the cradle to the grave
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
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
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
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]