fine-tooth combs
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Fine-tooth combs are combs with teeth set close together, designed to catch lice, nits, or debris that wider-spaced teeth would miss.
The figurative phrase go over something with a fine-tooth comb means to examine it meticulously, searching for anything that might otherwise escape notice.
Also spelled fine-toothed combs.
- searchAct of seeking
- inspectStudy closely for flaws
- detanglingRemoving knots from fibers
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- examineStudy with attention
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