nook and cranny

Definitions

A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Everyone helped out to clean⟳ every nook and cranny of the house.”

“Cleaning this equipment really isn't hard except that getting into all the nooks and crannies is time-consuming.”

“Det er underligt at komme hjemme fra sin egen Krinkelkrog, gaae med Skib, der ogsaa er en Slags Krinkelkrog, og saa pludselig være over hundrede Mile borte og staae i et fremmedt Land⟳.”

“Ever since the post-war spread⟳ of the motor car, the railways have⟳ had to contend with tough competition, but have⟳ had an inherent advantage in the commuter and inter-city markets. Now they are about to face⟳ two new enemies - a technology that everyone has learnt to use⟳ and a virus that many people think⟳ lurks in every nook and cranny of the rail system.”

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