from the ground up
Adverb

from the ground up (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.
    • , The Pooltex Tangle
      A bright, ambitious kid just out of technical school, learning railroading from the ground up.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: de zéro
  • German: von Grund auf, von der Pike auf
  • Russian: с нуля
  • Spanish: desde cero



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