Everyday English
down to the last detail
including every small part
If something is planned or done down to the last detail, every small part of it has been considered or completed.
Hear it in real life
Did you plan the wedding yourself?
Yes, down to the last detail.
He organised the whole trip down to the last detail.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She planned the party ‸ to the last detail.
Say: She planned the party down to the last detail.
The fixed phrase includes "down to" before "the last detail."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
plan something down to the last detail; be planned down to the last detail
Your turn: say it out loud
He organised the whole trip down to the last detail.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
down to the last detail
including every small part
“He organised the whole trip down to the last detail.”
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