search (something) with a fine-tooth comb

To scrutinize something; to examine or look at something very carefully. We need to search these files with a fine-tooth comb to find that missing paperwork. Police already searched the crime scene with a fine-tooth comb, but they didn't find a shred of evidence.

See also: comb, search

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
a straw will show which way the wind blows
a crack at (someone or something)
all right
(you) wanna make something of it?
all for the best
a thing of the past
a slew of (something)
a bird in the hand

词组	search (something) with a fine-tooth comb
释义	search (something) with a fine-tooth comb search (something) with a fine-tooth comb To scrutinize something; to examine or look at something very carefully. We need to search these files with a fine-tooth comb to find that missing paperwork. Police already searched the crime scene with a fine-tooth comb, but they didn't find a shred of evidence. See also: comb, search Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you a straw will show which way the wind blows a crack at (someone or something) all right (you) wanna make something of it? all for the best a thing of the past a slew of (something) a bird in the hand
随便看	from the ground up from the heart from the horse's mouth from the horse's mouth, straight from the look(s) of it/things from the old school from the outset from there to here from the ridiculous to the sublime from the stretch from the sublime to the ridiculous from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step from the top from the top drawer from the word go from the wrong side of the tracks from the year dot from this day forward from this day on from this/that day forth from this/that time forth from time immemorial from time to time from tip to toe (from) top to bottom