The words underlined are used in a variety of situations. The police may do a complete investigation. A person may look in every conceivable location for something that was lost. A student may read extensively about a subject before writing a report.
他做研究的時候,可說是「上窮碧落下黃泉」(翻遍了所有資料)。
Left no stone unturned字面義為:翻遍每塊石頭。舉凡研究生博覽群籍、警方做詳盡無遺的調查、或你我翻箱倒櫃找尋失落的物品等,皆可用此片語來形容。