не оставить камня на камне

More from "Russian idioms"

• кузнец своего счастья

  architect of one's own fortune (lit. - a smith of your own's happiness)

• когда рак на горе свистнет

  ~ when hell freezes over (lit. - when a crayfish wistles on the mountain)

• вывести на чистую воду

  to expose, to unmask

• ума не приложу

  I have no idea, I haven't the slightest idea, I'm at my wits end

• натыкаться на грабли

  ~ to cause a backlash, to drop a brick (lit. - to stumble on a rake)

• залить за воротник

  to have a drink (alcohol)

• белые пятна

  white spots, something unknown

• взяться за ум

  to come to one's senses, to become / grow reasonable

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