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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]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs