any nook or cranny

noun

Any part of a place; anywhere.

“This book could be in any nook or cranny of the house.”

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Meanings

nounany nook or cranny (plural any nooks or crannies)

plural any nooks or crannies · alternative any old nook or cranny

  1. idiomaticAny part of a place; anywhere.

    This book could be in any nook or cranny of the house.

    1 more example

    An absolute system cannot afford to leave any nook or cranny of existence unexplored.

    1893, David George Ritchie, Andrew Seth, “Darwin and Hegel” (chapter II), in Darwin and Hegel: With Other Philosophical Studies, page 72, footnote 1; quoting Hegelianism and Personality, 2nd edition, (Please provide a date or year), page 213, footnote
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