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fine 1. adjective 1 sexually attractive US, 1944. 2 in twelve-step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous, fucked-up, insecure, neurotic and emotional US, 1998.► fine as May wineexcellent US, 1964 2. adverb ► cut it fine; run it fineto succeed by a very narrow margin UK, 1871
phrasefine[fined, fined, fining] fine down fine down sth • fine sth down BrE formal to improve a process, system etc by making it more exact or effective, and especially by getting rid of parts of it that are not necessary: The whole legal process has been fined down so that cases can be dealt with more quickly and efficiently.■ SIMILAR TO: refine
See:- (that's) fine with me
- a fine how do you do
- a fine Italian hand
- a fine line
- a fine line between something
- a fine state of affairs
- a fine-tooth comb
- a pretty kettle of fish
- all very fine
- all very well
- all very well/fine but...
- be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
- be cutting it fine
- be in fine fettle
- chance would be a fine thing
- come on in
- come on in, the water's fine
- Come on in, the water's fine!
- cut a figure
- cut a fine figure
- cut a fine, poor, sorry, etc. figure
- cut a poor figure
- cut a sorry figure
- cut it fine
- cut it/things fine
- do fine for (someone)
- do some fine coin
- down to a fine art
- Everything's going to be all right
- fine (someone) for (something)
- fine and dandy
- fine art
- fine by (one)
- fine feathers
- Fine feathers make fine birds
- fine fettle, in
- fine for
- fine how do you do
- fine kettle of fish
- fine print
- fine weather for ducks
- fine with me
- fine wolf
- Fine words butter no parsnips
- fine-tooth comb
- fine-tooth comb, to go over with a
- fine-tune
- go over (something) with a fine-tooth comb
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go over/through something with a fine-tooth comb
- go through (something) with a fine-tooth comb
- have (something) down to a fine art
- have (something) off to a fine art
- have a good pair of lungs
- have something down to a fine art
- howdy-do
- how-d'ye-do
- in fine
- in fine feather
- in fine fettle
- in fine style
- in fine/good fettle
- kettle of fish
- kettle of fish, a fine/pretty
- Lovely weather for ducks
- mills of the gods grind slowly(, but they grind exceedingly fine)
- not to put too fine a point on it
- one fine day
- pretty state of affairs
- put too fine a point on
- put too fine a point on it
- read the fine print
- small print
- that's a fine how-de-do
- that's a fine how-do-you-do
- the fine print
- the mills of God grind slowly(, but they grind exceedingly fine)
- the small print
- there is a fine line between
- to a fine art
- tread a fine line between (something)
- tread/walk a fine/thin line
- walk a fine line between (something)
- walk a fine line between something
- with a fine-tooth comb
- you're a fine one to talk
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