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- adverb US From the first course of a meal to the last.
- adverb idiomatic, US From beginning to end; throughout.
Etymologies
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From the order of courses in a formal full course dinner, which typically begins with soup and ends with a dessert such as nuts.
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ruzuzu commented on the word from soup to nuts
"The old phrase "from soda to hock", meaning "from beginning to end" derives from the first and last cards dealt in a round of faro. The phrase evolved to the better known "from soup to nuts".
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faro_(card_game)&oldid=663781630
June 8, 2015