split hairs
split hairs · splits hairs · split hairs · splitting hairs
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Haare spalten, Haarspalterei
To consider or argue about fine detailsTo consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)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.
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Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to consider fine details:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to consider fine details:
Forms
splits hairs, splitting hairs, split hairs, split hairs| Base form | split hairs · to split hairs |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | splits hairs |
| Present participle | splitting hairs |
| Past simple | split hairs |
| Past participle | split hairs |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle