fingertip search
Related to fingertip search: put a finger on
fingertip search
A particularly careful and thorough search of a crime scene for evidence. Primarily heard in UK. Ma'am, I know you're eager to find the perpetrator. Don't worry, I have my best men conducting a fingertip search right now. The officers' fingertip search yielded more evidence than we expected.
See also: fingertip, search
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- search
- clear (one's) name
- clear name
- clear one's name
- clear somebody's name
- claim a life
- claim a/the/(one's) life
- a fine-tooth comb
- comb
- fine-tooth comb