fine-tooth combnoun
uk/ˌfaɪn.tuːθ ˈkəʊm/us/ˌfaɪn.tuːθ ˈkoʊm/with a fine-tooth comb
If you go through something with a fine-tooth comb, you examine it in great detail and with great care:
We have gone through the evidence with a fine-tooth comb.
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Detailed and careful
- blow-by-blow
- detail
- detailed
- diligent
- elaborate
- encyclopedic
- granular
- intimate 1
- intricate
- long-form
- meticulous
- minutely
- nice
- painstakingly
- precise
- precisely
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- thorough
- thoroughly
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