from the cradle to the grave

English

Alternative forms

from the cradle to the deathbed (less common)

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

from the cradle to the grave

(idiomatic) Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.

Related terms

cradle-to-grave

Translations

Translations

Arabic: مِنَ الْمَهْدِ إِلَى اللَّحْدِ‎ (mina l-mahdi ʾilā l-laḥdi)

German: von der Wiege bis zur Bahre (de) (literally “from the cradle to the bier”)

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