to split hairs

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English - Turkish
ince eleyip sık dokumak
kılı kırk yarmak
kılı kırk yarmak
titiz davranmak
(deyim) uzun uzadıya incelemek
ince eleyip sık dokumak
English - English
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.

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.

debate, make tiny distinctions
to split hairs
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