Leave No Stone Unturned
- Leave No Stone Unturned
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still moderately used among younger generations, particularly in the context of gaming and esports, where it is often used to encourage teammates to thoroughly explore a virtual environment or to exhaust all possible strategies. However, its usage has declined somewhat with the rise of more contemporary idioms and slang.
- Literal Meaning: To literally turn over every stone in a search or investigation, ensuring that no potential clue or piece of information is overlooked.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To thoroughly investigate or search for something, leaving no possibility unexplored, in order to achieve a goal or find what you are looking for.
- The detective left no stone unturned in her investigation, interviewing every witness and gathering all available evidence.
- The gamers left no stone unturned in their quest to beat the game, using every trick and strategy they could find.
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