Translations for „fine-toothed comb“ in the English » German Dictionary

fine-tooth ˈcomb, fine-toothed ˈcomb N

fine-tooth comb

fein gezahnter Kamm

Phrases:

to examine [or go through] [or go over] sth with a fine-tooth comb

etw sorgfältig unter die Lupe nehmen inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some parents swear by coating the hair in conditioner and using a fine-toothed comb.

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You go over them with a fine-toothed comb.

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We searched that area with a fine-toothed comb and no blood was found.

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Bond eventually prevails through the use of a fine-toothed comb.

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It was flabbergasting how ingenious the theories were, and with how much of a fine-toothed comb everyone went through your script.

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We have done it with a fine-toothed comb.

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People holding passports from the selectee countries were automatically pulled aside for full-body pat-downs and had their luggage examined with a fine-toothed comb.

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Whose duty is it to take all the estimates from all federal agencies and run through them with a fine-toothed comb?

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Take a fine-toothed comb to my kids any day of the week and you've got your "diagnosis" wiggling in front of you: a head louse.

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When the comb is used on dry hair, lice make contact with multiple tines of the fine-toothed comb, thereby closing the circuit and receiving an electrical charge.

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