split hairs
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split hairs
noun
- Tedious details; minutiae. 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.
verb splits hairs · splitting hairs · split hairs
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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.
Similar: cavil
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noun tedious details
| Deutsch | Haarspalterei |
|---|---|
| Italiano | pignolo, cavilloso, pedante, perfezionista, calia |
verb to consider fine details
| Español | hilar fino, hilar delgado, buscarle tres pies al gato, buscarle el pelo al huevo, rizar el rizo, sacarle la raíz cuadrada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 枝葉末節にとらわれる shiyōmassetsu ni torawareru, 重箱の隅を楊枝でほじくる jūbako no sumi o yōji de hojikuru, 難癖を付ける nankuse o tsukeru |
| 中文 | 吹毛求疵 chuīmáoqiúcī, 雞蛋裡挑骨頭 /鸡蛋里挑骨头, 雞蛋裏挑骨頭 /鸡蛋里挑骨头 jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou, jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou, 指指點點 /指指点点 zhǐzhǐdiǎndiǎn, 錙銖必較 /锱铢必较 zī zhū bìjiào |
| हिन्दी | मीन-मेख निकालना mīn-mekh nikālnā |
| Português | procurar pelo em ovo, procurar chifre em cabeça de cavalo |
| Français | couper les cheveux en quatre, chercher la petite bête, enculer les mouches |
| Deutsch | Haare spalten, Haarspalterei |
| Italiano | spaccare il capello in quattro, cercare il pelo nell'uovo, pignolare, fiscalizzare, cavillare |
| Română | despica firul în patru |
| Русский | вдаваться в тонкости vdavatʹsja v tonkosti |
| עברית | הִתְפַּלְפֵּל hitpalpél |
Talk about this word "split hairs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/split%20hairs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. split hairs. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/split%20hairs "split hairs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/split%20hairs.Cite this
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title = {split hairs},
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