from A to Z
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Covering a complete range; comprehensively.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
‘ I've been round the instrument circuit from A to Z, Alembic to Zon, and I always seem to come back to the P - bass, always.
Expert bakers in the trade and er they showed you it from A to Z.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikipedia “English-language idioms” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review.
Common questions
What does “from A to Z” mean?
Covering a complete range; comprehensively.
Is “from A to Z” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.