Complete Definition of "split hairs"

English

Verb
split hairs

  1. idiom To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.

#: Let�s get everything sorted into the right drawers and not split hairs about subdividing it further yet.

Synonyms
cavil

Related terms
hair-splitting
hair-splittingly

Translations
trans-top|to consider about fine details
Finnish: halkoa hiuksia
French: t|fr|couper les cheveux en quatre
trans-mid
Japanese: ���������� (siy�massetsu-ni-torawareru)
trans-bottom

See also
nitpick

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