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Fine-tooth comb

noun

A comb with teeth set close together. Synonym: fine-toothed comb.

A method of examining in minute detail. Synonym: fine-toothed comb.

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"Fine-tooth comb" Quotes from Famous Books

... his friends or acquaintances for a loan. Having taken these steps in the hope of starving Nepcote into surrender if he was not caught in the meantime, Merrington next directed the resources at his command to putting London through a fine-tooth comb, as he expressed it, in the effort to get hold of ...

— The Hand in the Dark • Arthur J. Rees

Words linked to "Fine-tooth comb" : examination, comb, scrutiny