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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

... strand of a bloody rascal," which was intended for a terse, well-knit, and all-comprehensive assertion, without omission or reservation. It was also asserted that, had Tophet itself been raked with a fine-tooth comb, such another ineffable villain could not by any possibility have ...

— White Jacket - or, the World on a Man-of-War • Herman Melville

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