Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

from the ground up
- from the beginning (as in building a house or other building or a business)
My uncle built his business from the ground up.
from the heart
- sincerely, honestly
The boy gave his girlfriend some flowers with a message from the heart.
from the outset
- from the beginning
I knew from the outset that the recipe would be loved by everybody.
from the top
- from the beginning
"Let's take it from the top and begin again."
from the word go
- from the beginning
From the word go we knew that there would be problems with the new contract.
from time to time
- occasionally
We go to that restaurant from time to time.
from tip to toe
- from the top to the bottom
We made an effort to clean the statue from tip to toe.
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