dot (one's) i's and cross (one's) t's

To do something carefully and make sure that every last minor detail is completed. Please make sure to dot your i's and cross your t's when signing this contract. I made sure to dot my i's and cross my t's when installing the circuit breaker—you can never be too careful with electrical work.

See also: and, cross, dot

dot the i's and cross the t's

To do something carefully and make sure that every last minor detail is completed. Please make sure to dot the i's and cross the t's when signing this contract. I made sure to dot the i's and cross the t's when installing the circuit breaker—you can never be too careful with electrical work.

See also: and, cross, dot

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dot the i's and cross the t's

Be meticulous and precise, fill in all the particulars, as in Laura had dotted all the i's and crossed the t's, so she wondered what she'd done wrong . This expression presumably began as an admonition to schoolchildren to write carefully and is sometimes shortened. William Makepeace Thackeray had it in a magazine article ( Scribner's Magazine, 1849): "I have . . . dotted the i's." [Mid-1800s]

See also: and, cross, dot

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

dot the i's and cross the t's

If you dot the i's and cross the t's, you make sure that all the details of something are correct. The two sides are close to a basic agreement. Dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's may take some time, however. Unless all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed, a contract is not likely to be enforced. Note: In old-fashioned styles of handwriting, you write a word with one movement of your pen, and then go back and add the dot to any i's and the cross-strokes to any t's.

See also: and, cross, dot

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

dot the i's and cross the t's

ensure that all details are correct. informal

See also: and, cross, dot

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

dot the/your ˌi’s and cross the/your ˈt’s

pay great attention to small details in order to complete something; be very thorough and careful in what you do or say: We reached a broad agreement, and decided to dot the i’s and cross the t’s later.

See also: and, cross, dot

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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释义	dot (one's) i's and cross (one's) t's dot (one's) i's and cross (one's) t's To do something carefully and make sure that every last minor detail is completed. Please make sure to dot your i's and cross your t's when signing this contract. I made sure to dot my i's and cross my t's when installing the circuit breaker—you can never be too careful with electrical work. See also: and, cross, dot dot the i's and cross the t's To do something carefully and make sure that every last minor detail is completed. Please make sure to dot the i's and cross the t's when signing this contract. I made sure to dot the i's and cross the t's when installing the circuit breaker—you can never be too careful with electrical work. See also: and, cross, dot Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dot the i's and cross the t's Be meticulous and precise, fill in all the particulars, as in Laura had dotted all the i's and crossed the t's, so she wondered what she'd done wrong . This expression presumably began as an admonition to schoolchildren to write carefully and is sometimes shortened. William Makepeace Thackeray had it in a magazine article ( Scribner's Magazine, 1849): "I have . . . dotted the i's." [Mid-1800s] See also: and, cross, dot The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. dot the i's and cross the t's If you dot the i's and cross the t's, you make sure that all the details of something are correct. The two sides are close to a basic agreement. Dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's may take some time, however. Unless all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed, a contract is not likely to be enforced. Note: In old-fashioned styles of handwriting, you write a word with one movement of your pen, and then go back and add the dot to any i's and the cross-strokes to any t's. See also: and, cross, dot Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. dot the i's and cross the t's ensure that all details are correct. informal See also: and, cross, dot Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary dot the/your ˌi’s and cross the/your ˈt’s pay great attention to small details in order to complete something; be very thorough and careful in what you do or say: We reached a broad agreement, and decided to dot the i’s and cross the t’s later. See also: and, cross, dot Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: dot the i's and cross the t's dot the i's and cross the t's, to dot the/your i's and cross the/your t's dot (one's) i's dot i's cross (one's) t's cross t's cross (one's) t's and dot (one's) i's sure no matter how the dice fall
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