Leave no stone unturned

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To search or investigate thoroughly. idiomatic

    "“This case of police torture and murder is shocking. But this is not the first case and it is unlikely to be the last case until and unless the police conduct serious interrogations and investigations and leave no stones unturned,” said Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch."

  2. 2
    search thoroughly and exhaustively wordnet
  3. 3
    To perform a task carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step. figuratively

    "[He] left unturned no stone / To make my guilt appear, and hide his own."

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