ne pas rester pierre sur pierre
French
Etymology
Literally,
“
for there to be no rock left on a rock
”
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/nə pa ʁɛs.te pjɛʁ syʁ pjɛʁ/
~
/nə pɑ ʁɛs.te pjɛʁ syʁ pjɛʁ/
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Verb
ne
pas
rester
pierre
sur
pierre
(
literary
)
for there to be nothing
left
(of a
building
), for there to be only
ruins
Related terms
ne pas laisser pierre sur pierre