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Idiom

any old nook or cranny

Meaning

Alternative form of any nook or cranny.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I looked in any old nook or cranny for my lost keys.”

“To find the missing document, we searched through every desk drawer and any old nook or cranny in the office.”

“The detective meticulously inspected the abandoned house, leaving no floorboard unturned and searching every old nook or cranny for a hidden clue.”

Examples

simple

“I looked in any old nook or cranny for my lost keys.”

contextual

“To find the missing document, we searched through every desk drawer and any old nook or cranny in the office.”

complex

“The detective meticulously inspected the abandoned house, leaving no floorboard unturned and searching every old nook or cranny for a hidden clue.”

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