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cradle-to-grave

[kreyd-l-tuh-greyv]
–adjective
extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
Also, British, womb-to-tomb.


Origin:
1940–45
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cra·dle-to-grave   (krād'l-tə-grāv')
adj.  
  1. Present or in effect throughout a person's lifetime: cradle-to-grave health insurance.

  2. Occurring or persisting from beginning to end: "the cradle-to-grave effects on the environment of making, using and disposing of a product" (Cynthia Crossen).

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