"dotting the i's and crossing the t's" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dotting the i's and crossing the t's
  1. present participle and gerund of dot the i's and cross the t's Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: dot the i's and cross the t's
    Sense id: en-dotting_the_i's_and_crossing_the_t's-en-verb-I3NeGAUl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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