scrutinize the details

Meaning

This expression means to examine every small part, clause, or specific piece of information in a document, plan, or contract with intense focus and care. It emphasizes precision and the avoidance of oversight. The tone is highly professional, analytical, and cautious.

Examples

• Our legal team will scrutinize the details of the contract before we sign.

  Our legal team will scrutinize the details of the contract before we sign.

• It is essential to scrutinize the details of the proposal to avoid hidden costs.

  It is essential to scrutinize the details of the proposal to avoid hidden costs.

• She is known to scrutinize the details of every project plan she receives.

  She is known to scrutinize the details of every project plan she receives.

• We cannot afford to rush; we must take our time to scrutinize the details.

  We cannot afford to rush; we must take our time to scrutinize the details.

• The regulators will scrutinize the details of the merger to ensure compliance.

  The regulators will scrutinize the details of the merger to ensure compliance.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Please scrutinize to the details of this agreement.

  ✓ Please scrutinize the details of this agreement.

  'Scrutinize' is a transitive verb; it takes a direct object without the preposition 'to'.

• ✗ He scrutinizes the details very minutely.

  ✓ He scrutinizes the details.

  'Scrutinize' inherently means to examine minutely or with great detail, making 'very minutely' redundant.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Before you sign any employment agreement, you should always ___ of the non-compete clause.

  💡 Examine the specific points and terms very carefully.

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• The project manager will ___ of the architectural blueprints to prevent structural errors.

  💡 Inspect the fine points thoroughly.

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