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fine-toothed comb
noun
1. a comb with teeth set close together
• Syn: ↑fine-tooth comb
• Hypernyms: ↑comb
2. a method of examining in minute detail
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he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes

• Syn: ↑fine-tooth comb
• Hypernyms: ↑examination, ↑scrutiny

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ˌfine-tooth ˈcomb [fine-tooth comb fine-tooth combs] (also ˌfine-toothed ˈcomb) noun
a ↑comb in which the pointed parts are thin and very close together
Idiom: ↑go over something with a fine-tooth comb

Useful english dictionary. 2012.