fine-tooth-comb
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Then—still on the way to harbor—a really fine-tooth-comb examination of the ship began.
From The Invaders by Murray Leinster
Don't, when you know that a young man cares little for feminine society, fine-tooth-comb the neighborhood for the dullest or silliest young woman to be found.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
Few have escaped his fine-tooth-comb criticism except mediocrity.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker
There are two sides to this question of fine-tooth-comb education.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Price Collier
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