go over with a fine-tooth comb

Make sure your contractor is taking precise measurements, as the insurance company will go through the quote with a fine-tooth comb to find any discrepancies.

We’ve gone over our code with a fine-tooth comb, overhauling the most important parts and ditching outdated bits.

Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.

As a means of preventing tooth decay in those cities that do fluoridate, the practice certainly looks like a success.

As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

Hey, whatever keeps those lecherous freaks from sexually assaulting humans is fine by us.

There are instances in which private rehoming works out fine and is the best solution for the struggling family and the children.

A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.

Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.

His strong legs and his broad, spade-like feet helped to make him a fine swimmer.

When the days were fine, Jean in his basket assisted at the dramatic performance in the market-place.