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fine-toothed comb

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fine-tooth comb

[fahyn-tooth]
–noun
1. a comb having narrow, closely set teeth.
2. go over or through with a fine-tooth comb, to examine in close detail; search thoroughly; fine-comb: The police went over the apartment with a fine-tooth comb.
Also, fine-toothed comb [fahyn-tootht, -toothd] .


Origin:
1830–40
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fine-tooth comb   (fīn'tōōth')   
n.  
  1. A comb with teeth set close together.

  2. A method of searching or investigating in minute detail: examined the figures with a fine-toothed comb but found no errors.

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