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to split hairs
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couper les cheveux en quatre, chercher la petite bête
to highlight insignificant details or small distinctions between two things
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Idiom
Example
I actually think it was your responsibility, not Dave's, but let's not split hairs about it.
I'm sorry to split hairs, but your portion of the bill is $25.97, not $25.79.
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