Смысл: back combingback combing[ʹbæk͵kəʋmıŋ] <Í> начёс to build up hairdos with back combing - делать начёс Í>
comb Идиома
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.
discombobulate
upset, excite, agitate That whistle discombobulates my dog. He barks and howls.
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)
go over sth with a fine-tooth comb
Idiom(s): go over something with a fine-tooth comb AND search something with a fine-tooth comb
Theme: SEARCHING
to search through something very carefully. • I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb. • I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring.
search sth with a fine-tooth comb
Idiom(s): go over something with a fine-tooth comb AND search something with a fine-tooth comb
Theme: SEARCHING
to search through something very carefully. • I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb. • I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring.
fine-tooth comb|comb|fine-tooth
n. phr. Great care; careful attention so as not to miss anything. The police searched the scene of the crime with a fine-tooth comb for clues.My room is so clean you couldn't find dirt if you went over it with a fine-tooth comb. Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED.
An comb idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with comb, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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