from house to house 挨家挨戶，逐座房子

The soldiers fought from house to house. 士兵們逐屋爭奪進行著巷戰。

She went from house to house collecting signatures for her campaign. 她挨家挨戶為自己投身的運動征集簽名。

from morning to night 從早到晚

He works from morning to night. 他從早到晚工作。

She works hard from morning to night. 她從早到晚辛勤工作。

from mouth to mouth 口口相傳，人傳人地

The news spread rapidly from mouth to mouth. 消息很快就傳開了。

The news spread rapidly from mouth to mouth. 這條消息很快就傳開了。

from pillar to post 到處奔走；(尤指)到處碰壁（通常與driven, pushed連用）

The poor kid has been pushed from pillar to post. 這個可憐的孩子走投無路。

She was driven from pillar to post and each person she spoke to was more unhelpful than the last. 她被迫四處奔走求救于人，但愿意幫她的人一個不如一個。

from place to place 處處；挨處；到各地

The people here paddled from place to place in canoes. 這里的人用獨木舟從一個地方劃到另一個地方。

The core business of airlines is flying people and cargo from place to place. 航空公司的核心業務是運送乘客和貨物到各地。

from side to side 左右地

The cow’s tail flicked from side to side. 牛尾巴輕輕地左右搖擺。

Look from side to side before you cross the road. 過馬路前要往兩邊看看。

from start to finish 從頭到尾，自始至終

She was in the lead from start to finish. 從頭到尾都是她領先。

She read the letter from start to finish without looking up. 她頭也不抬地把信從頭到尾看完。

go from strength to strength 日益變強，越來越好

For several years the business went from strength to strength. 幾年來該企業日益壯大。

The firm’s gone from strength to strength since the new factory was built. 自從新工廠建成后，這家公司蒸蒸日上。

from time to time 不時地

He likes to have a good gripe from time to time. 他時常愛發上一通牢騷。

The house has been added to from time to time. 這所房子不時進行擴建。

from top to toe 從頭到腳，全身

A woman came into the room dressed in red from top to toe. 一名女子走進屋子，從頭到腳一身紅色。

She surveyed Sophie from top to toe in a disarmingly frank way. 她以讓人放心的坦率目光把索菲從頭到腳打量了一番。

from top to bottom 從上到下，完全地，全部地，整個地，徹底地

We searched the house from top to bottom. 我們把那所房子徹底搜尋了一遍。

The whole house needs cleaning from top to bottom. 整座房子需要徹底打掃。

from year to year 每年，年年

Insect populations fluctuate wildly from year to year. 昆蟲的數量每年變化很大。

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本文摘自《飛揚英語語法系列之名詞》（金盾出版社）

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