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

   Near-synonym: pore over

   • 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.

Related terms

• comb out

Translations

fine-tooth comb — see fine-tooth comb