TODAY'S IDIOM: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

"LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED"

If you leave no stone unturned, you look everywhere in order to find something, or try everything in order to achieve something.

Example: Ari has left no stone unturned in her search for a job in television, but so far she hasn't had any luck.

Mover cielo, mar y tierra.

Example sentences:

• Henry said he'd leave no stone unturned in his search for a woman to marry. He will try everything to find a wife / Henry dijo que movería cielo, mar y tierra en su búsqueda de una mujer para casarse. Intentará todo para encontrar una esposa.

• In the investigation to find the missing child, the police have left no stone unturned / En la búsqueda para encontrar al chico perdido, la policía movió cielo, mar y tierra.

Additional examples:

• The leaders of the countries involved in the dispute claim they've left no stone unturned in their quest for a peaceful solution. 

• Don't worry. We'll find your stolen car. We'll leave no stone unturned.

• In searching for a nice place to live, we left no stone unturned.

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