English-Swedish translations for fine-tooth comb

• finkam en
• finkamma
  Under de senaste månadernas diskussioner om budgetplanen har man genom att finkamma budgeten försökt att ta reda på vem som är nettobidragsgivare och vem som inte är nettobidragsgivare.In discussions on the Financial Perspective in recent months, attempts have been made to discover who is and who is not a net contributor, by examining the budget with a fine-tooth comb.
  Polisen har finkammat lägenheten men har ännu inte hittat några bevis.

Definition of fine-tooth comb

• A comb with fine, closely-spaced teeth
• To go over or through with a fine-tooth comb

Examples

• The police went through his possessions with a fine-tooth comb.

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