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Split hairs

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 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."

Verb
  1. 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."

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