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    Default from soup to nuts

    Is this idiom often used in a conversation meaning everything?
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    Default Re: from soup to nuts

    from the beginning to the end She told us everything about the trip, from soup to nuts.

    http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/From+Soup+to+Nuts

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    Default Re: from soup to nuts

    I've never met with it before.
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    Default Re: from soup to nuts

    It's very common in the US.

    It emphasizes the completeness of something.
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    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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