Leave no stone unturned

Definition

To make every possible effort to find something or achieve a goal, examining all possibilities thoroughly.

Etymology

This phrase dates back to ancient Greece and the legend of the Persian general Mardonius, who supposedly hid treasure under stones after his defeat at Plataea in 479 BCE. The Oracle at Delphi advised treasure seekers to 'leave no stone unturned' to find it. The expression entered English literature in the mid-16th century and has remained virtually unchanged in form and meaning.

Kelly Says

What's remarkable is how this 2,500-year-old phrase about literal stone-turning has become our go-to metaphor for thoroughness. It's a testament to how physical actions can become powerful mental concepts - the image of methodically lifting every stone perfectly captures the exhaustive nature of a complete search.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንጨት አንድ አይነትም አይሰማም
en-de en-chet and aye-net-em ays-ma-m
ARالعربية
لا يترك حجرا على حجر
la yur-tak hajra ala hajra
BNবাংলা
একটি পাথরও না ফেলে
ek-ti pa-th-or-o na fe-le
CACatalà
no deixar pedra sobre pedra
no deh-var pee-eh-tra so-bre pee-eh-tra
CSČeština
nechat nikoho kámen
ne-chat ni-kho ka-men
DADansk
lade ingen sten ubemærket
lah-de in-gen sten u-bem-ar-ket
DEDeutsch
keine Stein unberührt lassen
kahy-nuh shtain un-ber-oohrt las-sen
ELΕλληνικά
να μη αφήσει πέτρα άψητη
na me a-fisei pe-tra ap-se-ti
ESEspañol
no dejar piedra sin remover
noh deh-yar pee-eh-tra sin reh-moh-ver
FAفارسی
یک سنگ را هم رها نکند
yek sang ra ham ra-ha nakhand
FISuomi
ei jäteta yhtään kiveä
ei jae-ta yh-taan ki-vea
FRFrançais
ne pas laisser de pierre sans la retourner
nuh pah la-ser de pehr sans la ruh-tur-ner
GUGU
રોક નહીં છોડે
rok nah-ee chhod-e
HAHA
ba kasa
ba ka-sa
HEעברית
לא להשאיר אבן על אבן
lo le-sha-ir even al even
HIहिन्दी
पत्थर पर पत्थर न छोड़े
pathhar par pathhar na chhodhe
HUMagyar
nem hagyunk meg egy követ sem
nem ha-gyunk meg egy ke-vet sem
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak meninggalkan satu batu pun
tidak mening-galkan satu batu pun
IGIG
chereghị ụkwụ
che-reh-ghi oo-kwo
ITItaliano
non lasciare pietra sopra l'altra
non lah-sare pee-eh-tra so-pra l'al-tra
JA日本語
石を一つ残らず探す
ishi o hitotsu nokozura sagasu
KKKK
тас тасқа қалдырмай
tas tas-ka kal-dyr-may
KMKM
ដោះមួយ
doh moo-y
KO한국어
돌 하나 없이 뒤집어 봐
dol hana eops-i dwi-ji-eo bwa
MRMR
एकच कळस न सोडवा
ek-ach kal-as na so-d-va
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak meninggalkan satu batu pun
tidak mening-galkan satu batu pun
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်တစ်ခုမျှမရှိ
kyaw-kye-t-it-khoo-m-ya-shi-ma-y-shi
NLNederlands
geen steen onontdekt laten
geen steen on-ont-dekt laten
NONorsk
la ingenting være utoverlatt
la in-ting va-er oo-ver-latt
PAPA
ਇੱਕ ਪੱਥਰ ਵੀ ਨਾ ਛੱਡੇ
ik pathar ve na chhad-de
PLPolski
nie zostawić kamienia na kamieniu
nee zostaw-i-vat kamienia na kamieniu
PTPortuguês
não deixar pedra sobre outra
now deh-var pee-eh-tra so-bre o-tra
RORomână
nu lăsa o piatră neîntoarsă
noo lah-sa o pee-ah-tra ne-in-toar-sa
RUРусский
не оставить камня на камне
ne ostavit kamnya na kamne
SVSvenska
lämna ingen sten oberörd
lam-na in-gen sten oh-ber-ord
SWKiswahili
usifuu jiwe moja
oo-see-fuu jee-we mo-ja
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு கற்கூடா இடமில்லை
oru kar-koo-da i-da-mil-lai
TEతెలుగు
కొక్కర కూడా వదలకుండా
kok-kar koo-da va-dla-ku-nda
THไทย
ไม่ปล่อยให้แม้แต่ก้อนหิน
mai plao hai mae dtae kohn hin
TLTL
huwag iwanang isang bato
hu-wag i-wan-ang isang ba-to
TRTürkçe
taşı taşına bırakmamak
ta-shi ta-shi-na bi-rak-ma-mak
UKУкраїнська
не залишити каміння без уваги
ne zali-shyt kam-nya bez u-va-hy
URاردو
ایک بھی پتھر نہ چھوڑے
ek bhi pathar na chho-de
VITiếng Việt
không bỏ sót một viên đá
khong bo sot mot vien da
YOYO
kò ní ìgbà tí ó ní ṣe
ko ni igba ti o ni se
ZH中文
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
ZUZU
ngingizani
ngin-gi-za-ni

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