【from top to bottom】 —in every part (of a house):

• The police searched the house 【from top to bottom】 .

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase from the zenith to the nadir—(liter.) from the highest to the lowest possible point in one’s fortunes, etc.:

• The film flopped, and all Chu’s contracts were cancelled. In no time he plummeted from the zenith to the nadir.

【from top to toe】 —(also: from head to foot)

1. all over a person’s body:

• He was covered in mud 【from top to toe】 .

2. in every way; in all respects:

• He was French 【from top to toe】 , sleek and elegant.