- go over with a fine-toothed comb
- very carefully
We went over the apartment with a fine-toothed comb but couldn't find her watch.
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go over with a fine-toothed comb
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go over with a fine-toothed comb — go over with a fine tooth(ed) comb To examine or search thoroughly • • • Main Entry: ↑comb … Useful english dictionary
fine-toothed comb — ☆ fine toothed comb [fīn′to͞oth′fīn′to͞otht′ ] n. a comb with fine, closely set teeth: also fine tooth comb [fīn′to͞oth′] go over with a fine toothed comb to examine very carefully and thoroughly * * * … Universalium
fine-toothed comb — ☆ fine toothed comb [fīn′to͞oth′fīn′to͞otht′ ] n. a comb with fine, closely set teeth: also fine tooth comb [fīn′to͞oth′] go over with a fine toothed comb to examine very carefully and thoroughly … English World dictionary
go over with a fine-tooth comb — go over (something) with a fine tooth comb to examine every part of something very carefully. My accountant is going over my tax return with a fine tooth comb. Usage notes: also used in the form fine toothed comb … New idioms dictionary
go over with a fine-toothed comb — check meticulously, examine carefully … English contemporary dictionary
go over something with a fine-toothed comb — go over/through sth with a fine tooth/fine toothed comb idiom to examine or search sth very carefully • The police have gone over the house with a fine tooth comb. Main entry: ↑fine tooth combidiom … Useful english dictionary
go through something with a fine-toothed comb — go over/through sth with a fine tooth/fine toothed comb idiom to examine or search sth very carefully • The police have gone over the house with a fine tooth comb. Main entry: ↑fine tooth combidiom … Useful english dictionary
fine-toothed comb — very carefully We went over the apartment with a fine toothed comb but couldn t find her watch … Idioms and examples
fine-toothed comb — noun 1. a comb with teeth set close together • Syn: ↑fine tooth comb • Hypernyms: ↑comb 2. a method of examining in minute detail he went over the contract with a fine tooth comb looking for loopholes • Syn: ↑fine tooth … Useful english dictionary
a fine-toothed comb — a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully went over it with a fine toothed comb … English idioms
