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Originally Posted by mandy Dear teachers,
The following sentence is from BBC news website.
He pledged the government would "leave no stone unturned" in their investigation and said inquiries had already been made into 33 cases of civilian deaths, injuries or ill treatment in Iraq.
what is the meaning of "leave no stone untured"?
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Hi, Mandy. "To leave no stone unturned" is an idiom. It creates the idea that someone is investigating and will turn over every stone or other object looking for clues. It implies a very thorough investigation. :wink: