Meaning: affine

n.
(anthropology) kin by marriage
adj.
(mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations(anthropology) related by marriage

cut it things fine Idiom, Proverb

a fine line

a close relationship, not much difference Sometimes there is a fine line between love and lust.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

cut a fine figure

look very good in your clothes, look sharp When Dee was in her twenties she cut a fine figure in this fur jacket.

cut it a little fine

leave very little time, have just enough money After paying the rent we had only $60. This is cutting it a little fine.

fine-tooth comb

great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but were unable to find the missing credit card.

fine-toothed comb

(See a fine-toothed comb)

fine-tune

cause it to work very well, cause it to run smoothly Sandro fine-tuned my Peugeot. Now it purrs like a kitten.

put too fine a point on

be too precise, split hairs If you want to put too fine a point on it, the color is actually russet.

confine to

limit to限制在…内；使闭门不出
Confine your remarks to the subject of the meeting．讲话内容不要超过会议主题。
The lecture is confined to economic management．讲座的内容局限在经济管理方面。
She was confined to bed by illness．她卧病在床。

refine on

1．make better；improve改进；改造
We can refine on our plan if we consider the problem carefully．如果我们仔细考虑一下这个问题，我们是能把计划改进一下的。
He was asked to refine on her first outline to make it clearer and more exact．他被要求对她的最初提纲进行修改，使之更清楚更确切。
2．be better than；surpass胜过；比…更好
Modern farming techniques refine on those of the past．现代农业技术比过去强。
We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising if we are to reach a wider public．我们如果想要造成更广泛的影响，就必须更加完善我们做广告的方法。

More Idioms/Phrases

ready for reckon on reckon with reconciled to recover from reel off refer to refer to…as refine on refine (up) on reflect on reflect (up) on refrain from regain one's feet regard…as regardless of relate to

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