"with a fine-toothed comb" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Anglais]

  1. Au peigne fin. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-with_a_fine-toothed_comb-en-adv-aHk6cnPX Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
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      "orig": "anglais",
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    }
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir with, fine, tooth et comb « avec un peigne à dents fines »."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Locution adverbiale",
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        {
          "text": "I've gone over the place with a fine-toothed comb, and I still can't find it."
        }
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        "Au peigne fin."
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        "figuratively"
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  "word": "with a fine-toothed comb"
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir with, fine, tooth et comb « avec un peigne à dents fines »."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Locution adverbiale",
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        "Exemples en anglais",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I've gone over the place with a fine-toothed comb, and I still can't find it."
        }
      ],
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        "Au peigne fin."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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