0 to pay a great deal of attention to the details of something, especially when you are trying to complete a task:
The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i's and cross the t's.
1 finish the details:
The proposal’s almost complete – all we have to do now is dot the i's and cross the t's.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
dot the i's and cross the t's