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dot the i's and cross the t's 

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.
We have to widen our perimeter. Dot the i's and cross the t's.

dot the i's and cross the t's 

A workplace equivalent of "the dog ate my homework"
Often used by smooth talking business semi-professionals, who repeatedly fail to meet deadlines for producing important documents or reports.
"It's imperative to ensure we dot the i's and cross the t's. This attention to detail changes slacking to stacking, in terms of paperwork output"

Dot the eyes and cross the T's 

When having sex, the act of ejaculating in both of the female's eyes, and shooting a line across her tits.
Q: Did you dot the eyes and cross the T's like I told you?

A: Who do you think I am, Ashley? Of course I did. She loved it.

The Dots 

When texting/instant messaging with another person usually a girl and the sender sends a message thats either perverted or a message that the reciever of the message does not agree with religiously, morally, or thinks is just plain gross and in return replies with a number of periods.
John: (Do you swallow?)

Jessica: (...)

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Jacob: what happened bro?

John: she gave me the dots man.
The Dots by B0N6W4T3R December 31, 2011

The Dotson Effect 

Defined when rules that abundantly clear for absolutely everyone else, become subject to circumvention because the documentation is not designed for every "what if" condition.
The D.C.F.L is under the Dotson Effect once again due to the Ballers GM having an issue with the add/drop process.

disconnect the dots 

To break something down into its component parts, esp a puzzle or riddle or some kind.

To study something in detail to see how it works, eg solving a crime.
"I never thought I'd solve this whodunit mistery, but once you diconnect the dots it's actually quite simple."

Sam: "Solving this murder case has been a real problem for the guys upstairs"
John: "Yeah I know, we're really gonna have to disconnect the dots on this one.
disconnect the dots by Azayles August 10, 2007