to split hairs

English - Turkish

Definition of to split hairs in English Turkish dictionary

ince eleyip sık dokumak

kılı kırk yarmak

kılı kırk yarmak

titiz davranmak

(deyim) uzun uzadıya incelemek

ince eleyip sık dokumak

English - English

Definition of to split hairs in English English dictionary

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

Turkish pronunciation

tı splît herz

Pronunciation

/tə ˈsplət ˈherz/ /tə ˈsplɪt ˈhɛrz/