«مِنِ الدَّفَّهْ لِلشَّابُورَهْ»

The saying names the two extremes of a boat, the steering gear at the back and the timber supporting the front. By joining them it describes the entire vessel, leaving no section out, and so it becomes a picture of something treated in full.

In use it marks work done completely, covering every part from beginning to end, applied to a job, inspection, or effort that left nothing untouched. It carries no blame or irony.

Use it to stress that a task covered its whole extent, such as a house cleaned or a job checked from one end to the other.