from beginning to end; from start to finish; all the way through
Emphasizes covering the entire span of something, often used with verbs like 読む, 見る, 説明する, or 楽しむ.
その映画を最初から最後まで見た。
I watched the movie from beginning to end.
彼は最初から最後までずっと黙っていた。
He remained silent the whole time, from start to finish.
A straightforward compound of 最初 (beginning), から (from), 最後 (end), and まで (until).