Usage patterns
〈物〉で髪をとかすto comb one's hair with a comb
Every morning I comb my hair with a comb.
髪に〈物〉を通すto run a comb through one's hair
She ran a comb through her hair before going out.
〈物〉を挿すto stick a decorative comb in one's hair
My grandmother had a mother-of-pearl comb stuck in her hair.
Expressions
櫛の歯が抜けたようmissing important things here and there; full of gaps 櫛の歯が欠けたようfull of gaps; missing important things here and there
