leave a stone unturned

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: leave a -s-tone un-turned
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Meaning

verb

To leave a detail unexamined.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, a, stone, unturned.

Example Sentences

"The family believed the Harris County Sheriff’s Department had left many stones unturned in their investigation. “It doesn’t seem like they were really actually trying to find out what happened to Chris.” His aunt Roselyn Mathis said"

Etymology

From leave no stone unturned.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

leaves a stone unturned (present, singular) leaving a stone unturned (participle, present) left a stone unturned (participle, past) left a stone unturned (past)

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