| Idiom | Leave No Stone Unturned |
|---|---|
| Example | She vowed that she would leave no stone unturned in finding out who let the air out of her tires. |
| Meaning | to make all possible efforts to carry out a task or search for someone or something |
| Origin | Euripides, a great playwright of ancient Greece, once told the legend of a Persian general who left a treasure in his tent and then lost a major battle. Someone went looking for the treasure but couldn't find it, so he went to the Oracle of Delphi for advice. The oracle said, Movere omnem lapidum which meant "Move every stone" in Latin. |
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