"couper les cheveux en quatre" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /ku.pe le ʃ(ə).vø ɑ̃ katʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-couper les cheveux en quatre.wav
Etymology: Literally, “cut hair in four”. Compare Italian spaccare il capello in quattro. Etymology templates: {{m-g|cut hair in four}} “cut hair in four”, {{lit|cut hair in four}} Literally, “cut hair in four”, {{cog|it|spaccare il capello in quattro}} Italian spaccare il capello in quattro Head templates: {{fr-verb}} couper les cheveux en quatre
  1. (idiomatic) to split hairs Tags: idiomatic Related terms: se couper en quatre
    Sense id: en-couper_les_cheveux_en_quatre-fr-verb-AVdU5Ftd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        {
          "english": "Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at.",
          "text": "Ne coupe pas les cheveux en quatre. Tu sais où je veux en venir.",
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