English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'stone'

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GeorgieThis is a stone, but what are some useful phrases to use with it? A plan or a decision can be set in stone. That means you can't change it it's fixed. Sorry the essay deadline is set in stone. No exceptions! If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things at once. I listen to podcasts while I'm commuting to work it kills two birds with one stone. If you leave no stone unturned, it means you look everywhere until you find something or try absolutely everything until you've achieved something. The detectives promised to leave no stone unturned in their search for a suspect. If something is a stone's throw away, it's a very short distance away it's close! My new flat is just a stone's throw away from work I can walk there! Try to incorporate these phrases into your everyday life!

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