quibble

quibble about (something)

To argue, dispute, or contend (with someone) about something, especially that which is trivial or petty. I'm happy enough with following your plan, so let's not quibble about the details. The couple stood quibbling about the bill, much to the waiter's consternation.
See also: quibble

quibble over (something)

To argue, dispute, or contend (with someone) over or about something, especially that which is trivial or petty. I'm happy enough with following your plan, so let's not quibble over the details. The couple was just quibbling with one another over the bill, much to their waiter's consternation.
See also: over, quibble

quibble over (something) with (someone)

To argue, dispute, or contend with someone over or about something, especially that which is trivial or petty. I'm done quibbling over the details with you—let's just do everything as we planned originally.
See also: over, quibble

quibble with (someone)

To argue, dispute, or contend with someone, especially over something trivial or petty. I'm done quibbling with you—let's just do everything as planned. The couple was just quibbling with one another over the bill, much to their waiter's consternation.
See also: quibble

quibble with (someone) over (something)

To argue, dispute, or contend with someone over or about something, especially that which is trivial or petty. I'm done quibbling with you over the details—let's just do everything as planned. The couple was just quibbling with one another over the bill, much to their waiter's consternation.
See also: over, quibble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

quibble (about someone or something) (with someone)

 and quibble (over someone or something) (with someone)
to be argumentative or contentious with someone about someone or something. Let's not quibble about it. Please don't quibble with your sister. No need to quibble over it.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • quibble about (something)
  • quibble with (someone)
  • dispute
  • dispute (something) with (someone)
  • dispute with
  • crying over spilled milk, it's no good/use
  • no mean
  • no mean (something)
  • get (one's) panties in a knot
  • get (one's) panties in a twist
References in periodicals archive
But this is a minor quibble, since obviously no vision of the ultimate will please everyone.)
Skeptics and True Believers: The Exhilarating Connection Between Science and Religion
The asking rent for the medical clinic is $20 a foot, and Altman says "When we find the tenant that can use it, he won't quibble. What does it matter, because for another dollar he's getting an installation that is worth a fortune."
Medical space available
punalso called paronomasiaperhaps from Italian puntiglio quibble, fine point
pun
A remarkable performance, both piece by piece and all in all, but with items for quibbly reviewers to quibble about.
The Japanese Economy
Well," the distributor shot back, if you want to quibble."
VNRs go abroad (sometimes)
"Its stores are the best looking in the industry," which helps it attract higher-income consumers who aren't going to quibble over slightly higher prices.
Pole position: Cid Wilson sees auto aftermarket industry as a growth driver
The only quibble that can be offered is that several of the younger girls, including Ginny and Hermione, tend to sound more like 60-year-old smokers than teenagers.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
But this quibble apart, the book is a concise and useful introduction to straw bale building wherever you are.
Straw poll
There's no quibble as long as the club did not lose any money.
Football: Rovers fans' joy over Baz
One might quibble at first with the editors' assertion that "most people understand that race is a social construction and not a biological truth." In fact, "most people" still probably do not.
When the camera lies
One quibble about what to me is a curiosity: In one sculpture from 2002-2003, a relatively thick, blondish wooden beam is supported by a very thin, grayish metal crutch.
Joel Shapiro
But Harris doesn't seem like the kind of man to let a little ethical quibble like that crimp his style.
EGGS OVER EASY
Not very intelligible noises, but that's never been a prerequisite before, so why quibble? She brings something to the Presidential race it's never had: cheesecake potential.
More Reform Party Candidates
One might quibble with Shannon's recommendations for introductory readings.
'Something of a Rebel': Thomas Merton, His Life and Work, An Introduction
Though FDA doesn't quibble with the capsules' efficacy, it argues that their active ingredient is the natural analog of a cholesterol-lowering prescription drug.
Cholesterol-busting products provoke FDA