cut it things fine イディオム
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。