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ОТ А ДО Я (прочитать, знать что и т. п.) ОТ А ДО ЗЕТ ОТ АЛЬФЫ ДО ОМЕГИ lit ОТ АЗА ДО ИЖИЦЫ obs, lit PrepP these forms only adv fixed WO

(to read sth. ) from the very beginning to the very end

(to know sth. ) thoroughly: (of books, journals etc) (read sth. ) from cover to cover

(of documents) (read sth. ) from top to bottom

(know sth. ) from A to Z

(know sth. ) inside out.

Refers to the first and last letters of the Russian, Latin, Greek, and Slavonic alphabets, respectively.