"buscar pelos en la sopa" meaning in Spanish

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Phrase

Etymology: Literally, “to search for hair in the soup”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to search for hair in the soup}} “to search for hair in the soup”, {{lit|to search for hair in the soup}} Literally, “to search for hair in the soup” Head templates: {{head|es|phrase|head=buscar pelos en la sopa}} buscar pelos en la sopa
  1. (idiomatic) to look for excuses to complain Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-buscar_pelos_en_la_sopa-es-phrase-~wj8PfiP Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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