split hairs

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.”

2. fiil 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.”