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1 leave no stone unturned
(to try every possible means: The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.) izdarīt visu iespējamo -
2 to leave no stone unturned
laist darbā visus līdzekļus -
3 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) akmens; akmens-2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) akmens3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) tecīla; galoda4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) dārgakmens5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) kauliņš6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) stons (svara mērvienība)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) akmens2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) apmētāt/nomētāt ar akmeņiem2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) izņemt kauliņus (no augļiem)•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *dārgakmens; kauliņš; grauds; akmens; spēļu kauliņš; apmētāt ar akmeņiem; noklāt ar akmeņiem; izņemt kauliņu; keramikas, māla
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leave no stone unturned — {v. phr.} To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative. * /The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers./ Compare: ALL OUT, BEND HEAVEN AND EARTH, FINE TOOTH COMB … Dictionary of American idioms
leave no stone unturned — {v. phr.} To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative. * /The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers./ Compare: ALL OUT, BEND HEAVEN AND EARTH, FINE TOOTH COMB … Dictionary of American idioms
leave no stone unturned — If you look everywhere to find something, or try everything to achieve something, you leave no stone unturned … The small dictionary of idiomes
leave no stone unturned — ► leave no stone unturned try every possible course of action in order to achieve something. Main Entry: ↑stone … English terms dictionary
leave no stone unturned — verb search thoroughly and exhaustively The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President s murderer • Hypernyms: ↑search, ↑seek, ↑look for • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * leave no stone unturned To do … Useful english dictionary
leave no stone unturned — If you look everywhere to find something, or try everything to achieve something, you leave no stone unturned. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you try everything possible in order to achieve or to find something, you leave no stone… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
leave\ no\ stone\ unturned — v. phr. To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative. The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers. Compare: all out, move heaven and earth, fine tooth comb … Словарь американских идиом
leave no stone unturned — to do everything possible in order to achieve or find something. Both sides have vowed to leave no stone unturned in the search for peace … New idioms dictionary
Leave no stone unturned — If you look everywhere to find something, or try everything to achieve something, you leave no stone unturned … Dictionary of English idioms
To leave no stone unturned — Unturned Un*turned , a. [Pref. un + turned.] Not turned; not revolved or reversed. [1913 Webster] {To leave no stone unturned}, to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one s purpose. [1913 Webster] [He] left unturned no stone To make my guilt… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To leave no stone unturned — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
