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fine-tooth-comb
verb as in forage
verb as in grub
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Example Sentences
Make sure your contractor is taking precise measurements, as the insurance company will go through the quote with a fine-tooth comb to find any discrepancies.
We’ve gone over our code with a fine-tooth comb, overhauling the most important parts and ditching outdated bits.
How does it feel when every year your home electric bill in Tennessee is gone over with a fine tooth comb?
Then—still on the way to harbor—a really fine-tooth-comb examination of the ship began.
You could rake all hell with a fine-tooth comb and not find a worse man to try you—if you killed Adam Forbes.
The only way to close the books on this matter fast is to cover the city with a fine-tooth comb.
Dip an old tooth-brush lightly into the ink, and, holding it over the cardboard, rub the bristles gently across a fine tooth comb.
Sometimes it is more easy to find them on a fine-tooth comb passed through the hair.
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On this page you'll find 91 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fine-tooth-comb, such as: comb, rummage, scour, scrounge, beat, and explore.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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