American Idioms and Expressions

Leave No Stone Unturned Idiom

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leave no stone unturned
What does leave no stone unturned mean?
try in every way to do something, do everything possibleThe police left no stone unturned when they were looking for the little girl who was lost.
leave no stone unturned
What does leave no stone unturned mean?
to try in every way to do something, to do everything possible The police left no stone unturned when they were looking for the lost girl.


Some Random Idioms
tough shit
What does "tough shit" mean?
idiom. too bad; tough luck; rotten luck
heart goes out to (someone)
What does "heart goes out to (someone)" mean?
to feel great sympathy for someoneMy heart goes out to the victims of the recent hurricane.
breathe one's last
What does "breathe one's last" mean?
to die, breathe one's last breath before dyingThe elderly man breathed his last late yesterday evening.
stand (someone) in good stead with (someone or something)
What does "stand (someone) in good stead with (someone or something)" mean?
to be a great advantage to someoneIt will stand you in good stead with the company if you do the extra work.
get a foothold (somewhere)
What does "get a foothold (somewhere)" mean?
to find a starting point somewhere The new political party is beginning to get a foothold in the big cities.

five by five
What does "five by five" mean?
idiom. okay; all's well; all's good; everything is fine. Five by five. We're ready to start.
break even
What does "break even" mean?
to have income equal to expenses After only a few months our business began to break even and we started to make money.

strike (someone's) fancy
What does "strike (someone's) fancy" mean?
to appeal to someoneIt did not strike my fancy to go to a restaurant last evening.
end product
What does "end product" mean?
the final result The end product of the survey was a better understanding of how things are working in our company.

eat
What does "eat" mean?
perform oral sex
snow job
What does "snow job" mean?
deception; con
take down (something)
What does "take down (something)" mean?
to take something apart, to pull something to piecesWe took down our tent when it began to rain.

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