"split hairs" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \splɪt heəɹz\ Audio: En-au-split hairs.ogg
  1. Couper les cheveux en quatre, chercher la petite bête. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-split_hairs-en-verb-KlbbwV7W Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
  2. Pinailler. Tags: familiar, pejorative
    Sense id: fr-split_hairs-en-verb-xsqqlGz~ Categories (other): Termes familiers en anglais, Termes péjoratifs en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nitpick [familiar, pejorative] Derived forms: hair-splitting
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