July 2012

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„Leave no stone unturned“

 

MEANING

You make every effort to be successful.

TRANSLATION

Nichts unversucht lassen
(wörtlich: „keinen Stein nicht umgedreht lassen“)

ORIGIN

This originates when soldiers would bury their treasure in the ground under a stone before a battle and other soldiers would then look for this after the battle.