learn from the bottom up



learn something from the bottom up

Fig. to learn something thoroughly, from the very basics; to learn all aspects of something, even the least important ones. I learned my business from the bottom up. I started out sweeping the floors and learned everything from the bottom up.
See also: bottom, learn, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vladimeru-Medieval Slavic
Kohinoor-Various
Lemuel['lemjuəl]
Catharine['kæθərin]
Douglass['dɔgləs]
TatumTA-təmEnglish (Modern)