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词汇 from the cradle to the grave
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Idiom
from the cradle to the grave
Theme: COMPLETELY
from birth to death.
The government promised to take care of us from the cradle to the grave.You can feel secure and well protected from the cradle to the grave.
Idiom
from the cradle to the grave
during the whole of your life.
Free medical care might not be with us from the cradle to the grave, as we once hoped.
idiomfrom the cradle to the graveused in order to emphasize that something happens from the beginning to the end of someone's life:The health service is supposed to take care of us, from the cradle to the grave.In the old days church records marked an individual's progress through life from the cradle to the grave.cradle-to-grave: Many welfare states could not keep their cradle-to-grave safety nets from tearing during the recession.

from the cradle to the grave

Lasting the full spectrum of life, existence, or a given process; from the first point to the very last. She's been my best friend since we were babies, so I just know we'll be together from the cradle to the grave.

from the cradle to the grave

Fig. from birth to death. The government promised to take care of us from the cradle to the grave. You can feel secure and well-protected from the cradle to the grave.

from the cradle to the grave

From birth to death, throughout life, as in This health plan will cover you from cradle to grave. Richard Steele used the term in The Tatler (1709): "A modest fellow never has a doubt from his cradle to his grave." [c. 1700]

from the cradle to the grave

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from cradle to grave

If something happens from the cradle to the grave or from cradle to grave, it happens throughout all of a person's life. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave. He believed that the state was ultimately responsible for the individual and should look after him from cradle to grave.

from the cradle to the grave

all through a person's life, from beginning to end.

from the ˌcradle to the ˈgrave

from birth to death; throughout your whole life: The new ministry was formed to look after citizens’ social welfare from the cradle to the grave. ▶ ˌcradle-to-ˈgrave adj.: Their conclusions are based on two cradle-to-grave studies conducted in Germany.
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