Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.
Source: wiktionary
Pettifog
//ˈpɛt.iˌfɒɡ//
Synonyms for "pettifog" (49 found)
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Bulgarian
3 entries- but see чопля verb (to quibble)
- дребнав verb (to quibble)
- педантичен verb (to quibble)
French
1 entries- avocasser verb (to quibble)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
[Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.
Source: wiktionary
He is a common barreter for his pleasure, that takes no money, but pettifogs gratis.
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