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I'm a career Air Force officer. We have a saying in the Air Force: 'If you want people to be with you at the crash, you've got to put them on the manifest.' And so I was always of the view to almost leave no stone unturned when you're up there briefing the Hill.
Michael Hayden

Meaning of "leave no stone unturned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

leave
leave alone
leave be
leave behind
leave for dead
leave go
leave it at that
leave much to be desired
leave of absence
leave off
leave out
leave someone alone
leave someone cold
leave someone in the lurch
leave someone or something in the dust
leave someone to himself
leave someone to his own devices
leave the field
leave well alone
leave-taking

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

burned
concerned
corned
darned
hard-earned
horned
inturned
learned
patterned
sideburned
sunburned
unconcerned
unearned
unmourned
unreturned
unturned
upturned
well-earned
well-turned
windburned

Synonyms and antonyms of leave no stone unturned in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «leave no stone unturned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

Find out the translation of leave no stone unturned to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leave no stone unturned from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leave no stone unturned» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

想尽一切办法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no dejar piedra sobre piedra
570 millions of speakers

English

leave no stone unturned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تدخر وسعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не оставляют камня на камне
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não deixar pedra sobre pedra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেষ্টার কোন ত্রুটি না করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

remuer ciel et terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak meninggalkan batu tanpa dipijak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nichts unversucht lassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あらゆる手段石を残さない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌리지 을 다한다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora ana watu sing ora bisa disimpen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lại không có đá lật lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல் இல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुळी सोडणार नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aranmadık yer bırakmayın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lasciare nulla di intentato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie pozostawić kamienia na kamieniu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не залишають каменя на камені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăsa nici o piatră neîntoarsă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφήνουν καμία πέτρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geen steen onaangeroer laat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lämna något oprövat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

la noe være ugjort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leave no stone unturned

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED»

The term «leave no stone unturned» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leave no stone unturned

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6 QUOTES WITH «LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leave no stone unturned.
1
Sebastian Coe
There may be problems we still need to tease out, but we will leave no stone unturned in our bid to make London the host city.
2
Arnon Goldfinger
I view every film as a commitment to undertake a long journey. I suppose this has to do with my need to leave no stone unturned, and sometimes to even dig deeper into the mine.
3
Michael Hayden
I'm a career Air Force officer. We have a saying in the Air Force: 'If you want people to be with you at the crash, you've got to put them on the manifest.' And so I was always of the view to almost leave no stone unturned when you're up there briefing the Hill.
4
Arthur C. Nielsen
Leave no stone unturned to help your clients realize maximum profits from their investment.
5
John O'Neill
We said we would leave no stone unturned to get to Germany and now we are applying the same philosophy towards our tournament preparations.
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Dick Spring
It... is the best opportunity we've had in the last 25 years to bring about a settlement in Northern Ireland, and I think we should leave no stone unturned to achieve that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED»

Discover the use of leave no stone unturned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leave no stone unturned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leave No Stone Unturned (a Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 1)
" Library Journal Review THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (a novella) OTHER TITLES by Jeanne Glidewell Soul Survivor (A ...
Jeanne Glidewell, 2013
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
S457 To leave no Stone unturned [The following is a selection from 78 occurrences of the phrase] c1662JMitchell in Mather Magnalia 2.100: When all stones are turned it will come to this. 1665 Hull Diary 217: The . . . commissioners seems to ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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The Adages of Erasmus
KiOov KLVfL, Leave no stone unturned: that is, try everything, leave nothing unattempted. Many writers1 say that this adage arose in the following way. When Xerxes made war on the Greeks, and was vanquished at Salamis, he himself moved ...
Desiderius Erasmus, William Watson Barker, 2001
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Ethical Practice and the Abuse of Power in Social ...
Presenting the stories from all levels of the legal and social systems, this book represents and unites academic, professional and personal perspectives.
Helen Payne, Brian Littlechild, 2000
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
The Amazing Emperor Heliogdbalus. London: Macmillan and Company, 1911. To leave no stone unturned (APP 356; ODEP 453; EAP 417; MP 598) 1863 they left no stone unturned to effect their purpus. (p. 79) Locke, David R. The Struggles  ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
learn (off) by heart leave no stone unturned learn (off) by heart mesoj permendsh □ All the students are required to learn the poem by heart. □ The pale and trembling candidate had to recite three times over the little speech... which he had ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
2 throw stones at, esp. as a form of punishment or execution, leave no stone unturned try every possible means, stoned adj (informal) drunk, stonemason n a person who dresses, carves, or builds in stone, stone's throw (informal') a short ...
Turton, 1998
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English idioms for Spanish speakers
Estd a un tiro de piedra de aqui. to leave no stone unturned — mover cieio y tierra. Leave no stone unturned and keep looking until you find the girl! iMuevan cielo y tierra v no dejen de buscar hasta encontrar la nina! stoop story to stoop ...
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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Seeking the Edge: Thoughts on Wisdom and Success
Leave no stone unturned. Consider now going into an exam, whether it be high school, college, etc.; surely if one area of study is forgotten, one kind of problem, it will most likely be on the test. If there are ten subjects, you have to study all ten.
Joseph L. Rose, 2011
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
—The New York Times (7/11/2011) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that the government would "leave no stone unturned" to bring in fresh money, in an allusion to tax measures that scared foreign investors earlier this ...
Peter Bengelsdorf

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leave no stone unturned is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stephen Dank notifies AFL of intention to appeal against life ban - ABC
He signalled his intention to appeal at the time of the sentence, saying he maintained his innocence and would "leave no stone unturned in ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Buckingham Palace launch hunt for traitor who sold Hitler salute film …
Last night Buckingham Palace was planning to leave no stone unturned as it launched a hunt for the traitor. It also made clear that it would not ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
OFC release Wynne ineligibility documents - Sport - NZ Herald News
I want to assure you that we will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to achieve this." Written decision of the OFC disciplinary committee - read ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Dahal's India visit
... progress that we have made in the constitution writing process, but they would like us to leave no stone unturned to engage all political forces ... «Nepali times, Jul 15»
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Texas Longhorns Fans Should Embrace The Unknown
He will leave no stone unturned in his pursuit of the right guys, rankings be damned. I've learned to love the art of recruiting because there is ... «Hook 'Em Headlines, Jul 15»
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Mother loses latest bid for new Iraq deaths inquiry - BT
"It is entirely understandable that she wishes to leave no stone unturned in her quest to discover precisely how the RMP soldiers were not ... «BT Sport, Jul 15»
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Some in Salem leave no stone unturned to preserve historic street …
SALEM — They are as much a part of New England as clam chowder and crisp fall foliage: cobblestones, pathways to the past, evoking images ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Day nine: The search for Jonathan Shay continues : News … - Krcg
Sergeant Cody Fulkerson with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said they will leave no stone unturned in trying to find Jonathan. Missouri ... «KRCG, Jul 15»
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Cotswold District loses £1 million in unpaid council tax every year …
“We must add that we are committed to collecting all council tax arrears and will leave no stone unturned in efforts to recoup any unpaid bills for ... «Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, Jul 15»
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Ian Liddell Grainger: Keep the cost down for us rural dwellers
... which is why I'm throwing my hat into the ring with the Rural Fair Share people and am going to leave no stone unturned to try to find ways of ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»

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