Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

vänt och vridit på alla stenar

English translation:

left no stone unturned

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Dec 1, 2006 12:12
17 yrs ago
Swedish term

vänt och vridit på alla stenar

Swedish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Any ideas for something more colorful than 'overturned stones everywhere...
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 left no stone unturned

Proposed translations

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left no stone unturned

Not sure about the context but otherwise this might work
Peer comment(s):

agree Paul Lambert : My thoughts exactly. It can mean either that you looked absolutely everywhere, ot that you considered every conceivable possibility.
11 mins
thanks
agree roguestate : ditto :-)
34 mins
thanks
agree Sven Petersson
1 hr
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