Idiom
every old nook and cranny
Meaning
Alternative form of every nook and cranny.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I searched every old nook and cranny for my lost keys.”
“She cleaned every old nook and cranny of the attic before moving into her new home.”
“The detective examined every old nook and cranny of the abandoned library, searching for any evidence that the thief had left behind.”
Examples
simple
“I searched every old nook and cranny for my lost keys.”
contextual
“She cleaned every old nook and cranny of the attic before moving into her new home.”
complex
“The detective examined every old nook and cranny of the abandoned library, searching for any evidence that the thief had left behind.”
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