leave a stone unturned
leave a stone unturned verb: to leave a detail unexamined.
Verb
leave a stone unturned (third-person singular simple present leaves a stone unturned, present participle leaving a stone unturned, simple past and past participle left a stone unturned)
- To leave a detail unexamined.
- The family believed the Harris County Sheriff’s Department had left many stones unturned in their investigation. “It doesn’t seem like they were really actually trying to find out what happened to Chris.” His aunt Roselyn Mathis said2026 August 23, Aniket Chaughule, “Christopher Thompkins Vanished From a Georgia Survey Site in 2002. His Coworkers Were Only 50 Feet Away”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2026
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, a, stone, unturned.
Forms of leave a stone unturned
| third-person singular present | leaves a stone unturned |
|---|---|
| present participle | leaving a stone unturned |
| past participle | left a stone unturned |
| past | left a stone unturned |
Origin of leave a stone unturned
From leave no stone unturned.
Questions about leave a stone unturned
- What does leave a stone unturned mean?
- Leave a stone unturned means to leave a detail unexamined.
- What part of speech is leave a stone unturned?
- Leave a stone unturned is a verb.
- What is the past tense of leave a stone unturned?
- The past tense of leave a stone unturned is left a stone unturned.
Words near leave a stone unturned in the dictionary
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