Example
“Legal spent a week dotting the i's and crossing the t's on the contract.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
by the book
Neutral · CEFR B2
strictly following the rules or official procedures
cover all bases
Neutral · CEFR B2
to consider and prepare for every important part, possibility, or problem so nothing is missed
cut corners
Neutral · CEFR B2
To do something cheaply or quickly by skipping important steps, often lowering quality.
leave no stone unturned
Neutral · CEFR B2
to try every possible way to achieve or find something
small print
Neutral · CEFR B2
important detailed conditions that are easy to overlook in an agreement or advertisement
the cream of the crop
Neutral · CEFR B2
The very best people or things in a group.
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.