soup-to-nuts
From start to finish
Soup-to-nuts means complete or comprehensive, covering everything from start to finish.
The phrase alludes to a formal multi-course meal that begins with soup and ends with nuts served alongside dessert: a soup-to-nuts renovation of the house, The manual covers the software soup-to-nuts.
Often hyphenated when used as an adjective.
Covering every element
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- full-serviceProviding all amenities
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
- end-to-endSpanning the full sequence
A-to-Z · total · exhaustive · all-encompassing · thorough · entire · top-to-bottom · full-spectrum
Light dish preceding main
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- entreePrimary dinner course
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
feast · spread · dinner · multicourse · starter · main · side-dish · buffet
Putting plans into effect
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- executionCompleting a planned task
planning · oversight · development · consulting · integration · workflow · rollout · deployment
all-inclusive
Covering every element
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- full-serviceProviding all amenities
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
end-to-end · A-to-Z · total · exhaustive · all-encompassing · thorough · entire · top-to-bottom · full-spectrum · wall-to-wall
appetizer
Light dish preceding main
banquet · feast · spread · dinner · multicourse · starter · main · side-dish · buffet · catering
implementation
Putting plans into effect
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- deliveryConveyance of goods
execution · planning · oversight · development · consulting · integration · workflow · rollout · deployment · coordination
soup-to-nutspartial
Favoring one side
incomplete · limited · selective · fragmentary · piecemeal
soup-to-nutscursory
Hasty and incomplete
superficial · perfunctory · half-hearted · slapdash · quick-and-dirty
soup-to-nutscherry-picked
Chose only supporting evidence
curated · targeted · narrow · focused · specialized
soup, soups, soupy, nut, nuts, nutty, nuttier, nuttiest, nutshell