split hairs

To make or focus on trivial or petty details, differences, or distinctions. I'm sorry to split hairs, but your portion of the bill is $25.97, not $25.79. I actually think it was your responsibility, not Dave's, but let's not split hairs about it.

See also: hair, split

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

split hairs

Fig. to quibble; to try to make petty distinctions. They don't have any serious differences. They are just splitting hairs. Don't waste time splitting hairs. Accept it the way it is.

See also: hair, split

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

split hairs

Make trivial distinctions, quibble, as in Let's not split hairs about whose turn it is; I'll close up today and you do it tomorrow. This metaphoric idiom transfers dividing so fine an object as a single hair to other petty divisions. [Second half of 1600s]

See also: hair, split

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

split hairs

If someone splits hairs, they argue about very small details or find very small differences between things which are really very similar. More than half the cases they complained about were not, in fact, on Garzon's list, but let's not split hairs. Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at. Note: You can also accuse someone of hair-splitting. We were becoming impatient with hair-splitting over legal technicalities.

See also: hair, split

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

split hairs

make small and overfine distinctions.

This expression was first recorded in the late 17th century. Split straws, dating from the 19th century, is a less common version.

See also: hair, split

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

split ˈhairs

(disapproving) pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important: You might think I’m just splitting hairs, but what exactly do you mean by ‘a significant improvement’? ▶ ˈhair-splitting noun

See also: hair, split

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

split hairs

To see or make trivial distinctions; quibble.

See also: hair, split

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

split hairs, to

To make petty, unnecessarily fine distinctions. The analogy between splitting so fine a material as a hair and making fine distinctions was drawn by Shakespeare’s time. “I’ll cavil on the ninth part of a hair,” he wrote (Henry IV, Part 1, 3.1). It was probably already a cliché by the time Douglas Jerrold wrote (The Chronicles of Clovernook, 1846), “His keen logic would split hairs as a bill-hook would split logs.”

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释义	split hairs split hairs To make or focus on trivial or petty details, differences, or distinctions. I'm sorry to split hairs, but your portion of the bill is $25.97, not $25.79. I actually think it was your responsibility, not Dave's, but let's not split hairs about it. See also: hair, split Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. split hairs Fig. to quibble; to try to make petty distinctions. They don't have any serious differences. They are just splitting hairs. Don't waste time splitting hairs. Accept it the way it is. See also: hair, split McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. split hairs Make trivial distinctions, quibble, as in Let's not split hairs about whose turn it is; I'll close up today and you do it tomorrow. This metaphoric idiom transfers dividing so fine an object as a single hair to other petty divisions. [Second half of 1600s] See also: hair, split The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. split hairs If someone splits hairs, they argue about very small details or find very small differences between things which are really very similar. More than half the cases they complained about were not, in fact, on Garzon's list, but let's not split hairs. Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at. Note: You can also accuse someone of hair-splitting. We were becoming impatient with hair-splitting over legal technicalities. See also: hair, split Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. split hairs make small and overfine distinctions. This expression was first recorded in the late 17th century. Split straws, dating from the 19th century, is a less common version. See also: hair, split Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary split ˈhairs (disapproving) pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important: You might think I’m just splitting hairs, but what exactly do you mean by ‘a significant improvement’? ▶ ˈhair-splitting noun See also: hair, split Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary split hairs To see or make trivial distinctions; quibble. See also: hair, split American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. split hairs, to To make petty, unnecessarily fine distinctions. The analogy between splitting so fine a material as a hair and making fine distinctions was drawn by Shakespeare’s time. “I’ll cavil on the ninth part of a hair,” he wrote (Henry IV, Part 1, 3.1). 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