Idiom: split hairs

Meaning

Idiom: split hairs

to argue about small details or differences

Example sentences

— Although we both agreed to divorce, my husband is splitting hairs about our settlement.

— I’ll just pay the whole bill myself—I hate splitting hairs about the charges.

— If we continue to split hairs, we'll never get this project started.

— It may seem like we're splitting hairs, but if we don't state the small details in the contract there will be disagreements later.

— If you're not willing to split hairs, then don't try to be a sports agent because the small details are important to your clients.

— I hate to split hairs but the difference of a couple of cents will be very significant when we're talking about hundreds of thousands of orders.

— Usually, I'm not one to split hairs but you're running over budget on every single project and that's becoming a problem.

— If you hate splitting hairs with your friends over restaurant bills, use Splitwise or Divvy to easily divide the bill and calculate the tax and tip.

Synonyms

nitpick
pick to pieces

Idiom: split hairs

Meaning

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