in+fine
101fine needle — n a long thin hollow needle with a narrow bore used esp. to obtain samples by fine needle aspiration also a solid hairlike needle used in acupuncture * * * a very thin, highly flexible steel needle with a narrow inner core used to cannulate very… …
102fine paper — ➔ paper * * * fine paper UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE loans in the form of bonds, etc. which have only a very low risk that they will not be paid back …
103fine trade bill — ➔ bill of exchange * * * fine trade bill UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE a BILL OF EXCHANGE(Cf. ↑bill of exchange) (= a document ordering the person it is given to to pay a particular amount of money at a particular time for goods or services) that has… …
104fine-tooth comb — n go through/over sth with a fine tooth comb to examine something very carefully and thoroughly ▪ The police went over the scene of the crime with a fine tooth comb …
105fine-tune — v [T] to make very small changes to something such as a machine, system, or plan, so that it works as well as possible ▪ Over the next few days, we fine tuned the scheme and made some useful improvements. >fine tuning n [U] …
106fine art — noun uncount objects such as paintings that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting have/get something down to a fine art INFORMAL to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult the fine …
107fine-tooth comb — or ,fine toothed comb noun count a COMB with very thin parts and very narrow spaces between them with a fine tooth comb very carefully, so that you notice or find everything …
108fine tune — (v.) also fine tune, 1969, a back formation from fine tuning (1924), originally in reference to radio receivers …
109fine by someone — fine by (someone) acceptable or satisfactory to someone. Judy got the bill and said she d charge it to the company, which was fine by me. I rarely called her by her first name, and that was fine by her …
110fine by — (someone) acceptable or satisfactory to someone. Judy got the bill and said she d charge it to the company, which was fine by me. I rarely called her by her first name, and that was fine by her …
