"chercher la petite bête" meaning in French

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          "text": "2015, Andrea Camilleri, Dominique Vittoz transl., La reine de Poméranie, Fayard, Trois",
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        "to nitpick, to split hairs"
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        "(informal) to nitpick, to split hairs"
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        {
          "word": "chercher midi à quatorze heures"
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        {
          "word": "couper les cheveux en quatre"
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        {
          "word": "chercher des poux"
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        {
          "word": "pinailler"
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          "word": "ergoter"
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          "word": "ratiociner"
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      "word": "chercher midi à quatorze heures"
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      "word": "couper les cheveux en quatre"
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