run a comb through (one's) hair

run a comb through (one's) hair

To tidy one's hair with a comb, especially in a hasty, imprecise manner. Let me just run a comb through my hair before we leave for our dinner reservation. I tried to run a comb through his hair before his school photos, but it was too much of a mess.
See also: comb, hair, run, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

run a comb through something

to comb one's hair quickly. Run a comb through your hair after you come back in the house. She ran a comb through Timmy's hair, and tried to make him look presentable.
See also: comb, run, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • run a comb through
  • run a brush through (one's) hair
  • part (one's) hair
  • part hair
  • run (one's) hand through (one's) hair
  • run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair
  • run fingers through hair
  • plaster
  • plaster (one's) hair down
  • plastered