fine-tooth comb

/F AY1 N T UW0 TH K OW0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    A comb with fine, closely-spaced teeth.

  2. 2

    A means of making a thorough search.

    “The police went through his possessions with a fine-tooth comb.”

verb
  1. 1

    To go over or through with a fine-tooth comb

  2. 2

    To search meticulously.

    syn:comb overcomb throughpore over

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