Meaning
Try every possible course of action to achieve something.
Primary Function
Thoroughness emphasis.
Communicative Purpose
To express exhaustive search or effort.
Pattern
leave no stone unturned
Core Structure
leave no stone unturned
Função primária
Thoroughness emphasis.
Propósito comunicativo
To express exhaustive search or effort.
Situações de gatilho
Investigations, job hunts, problem-solving.
Contextos
Law enforcement, business development, research.
Padrão
leave no stone unturned
Estrutura central
leave no stone unturned
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- promise to
- will
- we’ll
Substituições comuns
- spare no effort
- go all out
Erros comuns
*leave no stones unturned* (plural)
Similar / contraste
go the extra mile (effort), comb through
Interferências
Not about geology.
Família do chunk
- Thoroughness idioms
Nuance
Determined, exhaustive.
Efeito pragmático
Builds confidence in result.
Dica de memória
Every stone flipped over.
Nota
This idiom is used to emphasize a thorough and exhaustive approach to a task or search, leaving nothing overlooked.
Upgrade path
conduct an exhaustive search (formal)
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