comb through

English

Verb

comb through (third-person singular simple present combs through, present participle combing through, simple past and past participle combed through)

  1. (transitive) To examine scrupulously.
    Synonym: fine-tooth comb
    • 2023 October 11, Emma Graham-Harrison, “Hamas gunmen ‘killed families in their beds’ at Kfar Aza kibbutz, say Israeli forces”, in The Guardian‎:
      Israeli soldiers who combed slowly through the village on Tuesday warned visiting journalists to stay out of homes that had not been cleared, warning they could be booby-trapped with explosives.

Translations
fine-tooth comb — see fine-tooth comb
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