しらみ潰つぶし

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Meanings

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noun

exhaustive search; fine-tooth-comb search; scouring

usually written using kana alone

Describes a methodical, painstaking search where every possible place is checked, like picking through lice. Often used in police or inspection contexts.

警けい察さつは山やまをしらみ潰つぶしに捜そう索さくした。
The police searched the mountain inch by inch.

書しょ類るいをしらみ潰つぶしに調しらべて、ミスを見みつけた。

I went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb and found the mistake.