fine-tooth comb

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fine-tooth comb Meaning of "fine-tooth comb"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a comb with teeth set close together
  2. (n) a method of examining in minute detail

Synonym(s)

fine-toothed comb

Usage(s):

  1. His completely ordinary education, colleagues, friends and past have all been gone over with a fine-tooth comb.
  2. Now the 24 American crew are being held against their will, while Chinese technicians go over their plane with a fine-tooth comb.
  3. Scientists, who go after everything with a fine-tooth comb, are always taking the fun out of mythology.
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