隅すみから隅すみまで

expression, adverb

every nook and cranny; from end to end; thoroughly

Emphasizes covering every part of a physical space, a document, or an abstract scope. Often used with verbs like 探す, 調べる, 読む, 知っている.

• 警けい察さつは部屋へやを隅すみから隅すみまで調しらべた。

  The police searched the room from corner to corner.

• 彼かれはその本ほんを隅すみから隅すみまで読よんだ。

  He read the book from cover to cover.