split hairs

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Tedious details; minutiae. idiomatic,plural,plural-only
    — The Microsoft trial had been in danger of slipping out of the public eye. Its endless procession of less-than-riveting economics professors and forgetful executives, mixed with scads of legal and technical split hairs, just hasn't made for gripping headlines.
动词 v.
  1. To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae. idiomatic
    — Let's get everything sorted into the right drawers and not split hairs about subdividing it further yet.

词形变化

splits hairs present,singular,third-person splitting hairs participle,present split hairs participle,past split hairs past
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