| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: fine-tooth comb
: to search or scrutinize intensively or minutely
I fine-tooth-combed that patch of roadside, inch by inch — True Crime Cases
scientists have gone to fine-tooth-comb the Urals and mid-Asia for new raw materials and power resources — Joseph Prescott