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stem to stern

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(from) stem to stern

completely We overhauled the car from stem to stern.

Related vocabulary: from top to bottom

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of from the stem to the stern ( from the front end to the back end of a ship)

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stem to stern

see under from soup to nuts.

See also: stem, stern