dot the i's and cross the t's

Etymology
In reference to  writing, where adding the dot to the letter i and the crossbar to the letter t is done after one reaches the end of the word and thus may be forgotten if one is not being careful.

Verb

 * 1)  To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete.
 * 2) * 1858, United States Congress, Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, D. Appleton, page 387; from a January 1820 debate
 * "en"
 * "en"

- Pray, sir, what is the object of referring a bill to a committee —merely to dot the i's and cross the t's?

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: de puntjes op de i zetten
 * Finnish: viimeistellä yksityiskohdat
 * German: das i-Tüpfelchen setzen
 * Italian: mettere i puntini sulle i
 * Norwegian Nynorsk: setja prikken over i-en
 * Persian: مراقب جزئیات بودن
 * Polish: dopiąć na ostatni guzik,
 * Portuguese: pôr os pontos nos is,
 * Russian:, расста́вить все точки над i
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: sätta pricken över i
 * Ukrainian: розставити всі крапки над «і»