{To leave no stone unturned}, to leave nothing untried for
accomplishing one's purpose.
[1913 Webster]
[He] left unturned no stone To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — verb search thoroughly and exhaustively The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President s murderer • Hypernyms: ↑search, ↑seek, ↑look for • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * leave no stone unturned To do … Useful english 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
To leave no stone unturned — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
