No stone unturned?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="unturned">unturned</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="unturned">unturned</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="quiz">quiz</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="EnglishClub">EnglishClub</span>.<span word="com">com</span>:</p><p><span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="unturned">unturned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span></p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="stones">stones</span></p><p><span word="b">b</span>) <span word="try">try</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wife">wife</span></p><p><span word="c">c</span>) <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="accepts">accepts</span> <span word="him">him</span></p><p><span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pick">pick</span>?</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, “<span word="b">b</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exhaustive">exhaustive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="search">search</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="unturned">unturned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p>“<span word="To">To</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="unturned">unturned</span>” <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exhaustive">exhaustive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hindu">Hindu</span>.<span word="com">com</span> (<span word="May">May</span> 2, 2005):</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 477 <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Polycrates">Polycrates</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Mardonius">Mardonius</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rumours">rumours</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="Mardonius">Mardonius</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tent">tent</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Polycrates">Polycrates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tent">tent</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oracle">oracle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delphi">Delphi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="oracle">oracle</span> <span word="instructed">instructed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="unturned">unturned</span>. <span word="Polycrates">Polycrates</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span>.</p>
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