Idiom idiom
comb through
Meaning
To examine scrupulously.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to comb through these files to find the mistake.”
“The detectives had to comb through hours of security footage to identify the suspect.”
“The researchers spent weeks combing through historical archives to uncover the truth about the forgotten expedition.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026