Adverb
from the ground up (not comparable)
(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.
If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with the empowering of the most powerless. You build from the ground up. Adrienne Rich
The scientific picture of the world championed since the Enlightenment is not just wrong but massively wrong. Indeed entire fields of inquiry, especially in the human sciences, will need to be rethought from the ground up in terms of intelligent design. William A. Dembski
About 70 percent of the district was new. It was a short amount of time to get to know hundreds and thousands of people. But with the help and support of old friends, we built a grassroots operation organically from the ground up. Adam Kinzinger
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base. Gavin Newsom
I like to do things that I develop from the ground up. Robert Duvall
When someone asks about a career in fashion, I say start at the bottom. If you want to start a business, you have to know it from the ground up. Tamara Mellon