read something from cover to cover

Related to word: cover

Pharse

Definition (reading)

  1. To read a publication in its entirety, from the first page to the last.

    • I like to stay in bed on weekend mornings and read the newspaper from cover to cover.

    • The novel was so captivating that I read it from cover to cover in one sitting.

    • This is a book that you can either dip into or read from cover to cover.