Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - fine tooth comb
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Fine tooth comb
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noun Date: 1836 1. a comb with close-set teeth used especially for clearing parasites or foreign matter from the hair 2. an attitude or system of thorough searching or scrutinizing went over the report with a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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~ n go through/over sth with a fine-tooth comb to examine something very carefully and thoroughly (going over the evidence with a fine-tooth comb.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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{n. phr.} Great care; careful attention so as not to miss anything. * /The police searched the scene of the crime with a fine-tooth comb for clues./ * /My room is so clean you couldn't find dirt if you went over it with a fine-tooth comb./ Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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