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go over something with a fine-tooth comb
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to check something very carefully so that you notice every detail or mistake
'Go through' is used as well as 'go over'. Also spelled 'fine-toothed comb'.
In context
My supervisor went over my thesis with a fine-tooth comb before I submitted it.
Always go over the contract with a fine-tooth comb before you sign anything.
More idioms about study
- a bookworma person who loves reading and reads a lot
- a bright sparksaid ironically about someone whose clever idea was actually silly
- a closed booka subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- a crash coursea short course that teaches a lot in a very short time
- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity