leave no stone unturned

leave no stone unturned
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 at the end of the day the safety and security of our employees must come first."

b) (By extension) To do a task very carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step.

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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 — 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

  • 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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