leave no stone unturned

leave no stone unturned
verb
search thoroughly and exhaustively
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The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer

Hypernyms: ↑search, ↑seek, ↑look for
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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leave no stone unturned
To do everything that can be done in order to secure the effect desired
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Main Entry:stone

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leave no stone unturned phrase
to do everything possible to solve a problem or to find something out

No stone will be left unturned in the investigation into the murder.

Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym to try to find out informationsynonym
Main entry: leave

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try every possible course of action in order to achieve something

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leave no stone unturned — see stone, 1
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Main Entry:leave
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leave no stone unturned
: to make every possible effort to find someone or something

Their lawyer said that he would leave no stone unturned in trying to find more evidence.

The researchers left no stone unturned in their search for the original documents.

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Main Entry:stone
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leave no stone unturned — see stone, 1
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Main Entry:unturned

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leave no stone unˈturned idiom
to try every possible course of action in order to find or achieve sth
Main entry:stoneidiom

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  • leave no stone unturned — {v. phr.} To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative. * /The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers./ Compare: ALL OUT, BEND HEAVEN AND EARTH, FINE TOOTH COMB …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave no stone unturned — {v. phr.} To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative. * /The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers./ Compare: ALL OUT, BEND HEAVEN AND EARTH, FINE TOOTH COMB …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave no stone unturned — If you look everywhere to find something, or try everything to achieve something, you leave no stone unturned …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • leave no stone unturned — ► leave no stone unturned try every possible course of action in order to achieve something. Main Entry: ↑stone …   English terms dictionary

  • leave no stone unturned —    If you look everywhere to find something, or try everything to achieve something, you leave no stone unturned.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you try everything possible in order to achieve or to find something, you leave no stone… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • leave\ no\ stone\ unturned — v. phr. To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative. The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers. Compare: all out, move heaven and earth, fine tooth comb …   Словарь американских идиом

  • leave no stone unturned — to do everything possible in order to achieve or find something. Both sides have vowed to leave no stone unturned in the search for peace …   New idioms dictionary

  • Leave no stone unturned —   If you look everywhere to find something, or try everything to achieve something, you leave no stone unturned …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • leave no stone unturned — verb a) To search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place. James Sutherland insists Australia had no alternative but to cancel the tour. We have left no stone unturned in trying to ensure the tour could proceed as planned but …   Wiktionary

  • leave no stone unturned — look everywhere, look high and low    In our search for Mom s wedding ring, we left no stone unturned …   English idioms

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