question_answer 12)

Look at the highlighted expressions in the following sentences from the text and explain their figurative meaning. •'I went through it, sir, with a fine-toothed comb and never a Garrideb could I catch.' •'They are my favourite covert for putting up a bird, and I would never have overlooked a cock pheasant as that.' •'There is no bolt-hole for you in this country.' •'When his castle in the air fell down, it burried him beneath the ruins.'  

Answer:

•with a fine-toothed comb: To investigate minutely •putting up a bird: •a cock pheasant: •bolt-hole: A place of escape or refuge •castle in the air: A fantasy