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

1. (literary) for there to be nothing left (of a building), for there to be only ruins

Related terms

• ne pas laisser pierre sur pierre