Usually means: Detailed examination for small issues.
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  1. fine-toothed comb: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. fine-toothed comb, fine-toothed comb: Collins English Dictionary
  3. fine-toothed comb: Vocabulary.com
  4. fine-toothed comb: Wiktionary
  5. fine-toothed comb: Dictionary.com
  6. fine-toothed comb: Rhymezone
  7. fine-toothed comb: FreeDictionary.org
  8. fine-toothed comb: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. fine-toothed comb: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Fine-toothed comb)

noun:  Alternative form of fine-tooth comb [A comb with fine, closely spaced teeth, especially one used for removing head lice and their nits (eggs) from the hair; a nit comb.]

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