Name: 英語の家庭教師ニックPの箴言 (174) Leave No Stone Unturned (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (174) Leave No Stone Unturned)
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 174. The proverb today is leave

no stone unturned. Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. If someone leaves no

stone unturned,  it means you should try every possibility in order to achieve

one's goal. It implies looking for something in every possible place or in

every way possible. You know,   literally picking up every stone you can find

searching under it looking everywhere you could possibly look to find what you

need or what you're looking for. Okay.  Let's continue. The origin of this

proverb is derived from , remember it comes from derived from,  an ancient Greek

legend. As the legend has it.  Remember that means like according to the legend

as the legend has it there was a general Mardonius and he was believed to have a

great treasure in his tent.  Unfortunately,  he was defeated in the

Battle of Plataea in 477 BC , which probably means he died. His treasure was

unable to be found Polycractes of Thebes went to an Oracle

of Delphi for advice. Remember back in the ancient times,  in ancient Greece,  an

oracle that's a person that they believed was able to communicate with

the gods. So the gods have the information.  So if you talk through the Oracle,  the

Oracle can you know,  get communication with the gods and the gods can help you.

So for advice. And the Oracle advised them to move every stone it was later

translated as leave no stone unturned. So this is where the-- this proverb

actually does come from. Okay. So let's continue. And we have three examples here.

So the first example you know,  the way we use it today.

The lead investigator promised to leave no stone unturned in search for the

suspect.  Okay. So he'll search everywhere anywhere

he can think of. Anywhere he can go. Any lead he could follow. He'll leave no stone

unturned. All right. Number two. The opposing political party tried to dig up dirt on

the president. They left no stone unturned. They searched everywhere.

Anything they could possibly try to make stick on him,  but still came up

empty-handed. So they didn't come up with anything strong enough or powerful

enough to to hurt him that bad.  All right . Number three. He's sworn to leave

no stone unturned in his quest to resolve this important issue. So these

are just the way that you might hear this phrase used. Anyway I hope you got it.

I hope it  was clear. I  hope it was informative.  Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.