Furminator or fine-toothed comb: If your pet sheds heavily, consider regular grooming with a fine-toothed comb, particularly before bath time.

CNN: Pet grooming tools for a less hairy summer

Any English company thinking of taking over Autonomy would have gone through the books with a fine toothed comb before handing over a penny.

FORBES: HP's $8.8 Billion Loss On Autonomy: Not A Massive Surprise

He said the council would trawl through any government guidelines "with a fine tooth comb" and look to "interpret" them in a way that would be of "greater benefit" to residents.

BBC: Tory council set to defy relaxed planning rules