Leave no stone unturned

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 19
Meaning

To make all possible efforts

हिंदी अर्थ

एड़ी-चोटी का ज़ोर लगाना

Example sentences

He left no stone unturned and found the file in four hours.

To leave no stone unturned is thorough and expensive.

Daily use: Har koshish ki, no stone unturned.

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सोचिए, कोई खोई हुई अँगूठी ढूँढने के लिए बग़ीचे का हर पत्थर पलट रहा है। एक भी stone बिना पलटे नहीं छोड़ा। Leave no stone unturned यानी हर संभव प्रयास करना; explore every avenue भी यही है।

Picture someone searching for a lost ring by turning over every single stone in the garden. Not one stone is left unturned. To leave no stone unturned is to make every possible effort; 'explore every avenue' means the same.

Exam note

सबसे ज़्यादा पूछे जाने वाले idioms में से एक: answer 'to make all possible efforts' है; explore every avenue और perseverance related हैं, half-hearted opposite है।

One of the most asked idioms: the answer is 'to make all possible efforts'; explore every avenue and perseverance are related, while half-hearted is the opposite.

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