fine-tooth comb
noun
uk/ˌfaɪn.tuːθ ˈkəʊm/us/ˌfaɪn.tuːθ ˈkoʊm/with a fine-tooth comb
If you go through something with a fine-toothcomb, youexamineit ingreatdetailand withgreatcare:
（检查或查看）仔细地，彻底地We have gone through theevidencewith a fine-toothcomb.我们已经仔细地检查过证据。
Detailed and careful
- blow-by-blow
- detailed
- diligence
- diligent
- diligently
- granular
- in the weedsidiom
- intimately
- intricate
- intricately
- long-form
- nicety
- over-elaborate
- over-fussy
- painstaking
- painstakingly
- studious
- thoroughness
- white-glove
- wonky
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Paying attention and being careful