Idiom: Hair-Splitting
Meanings
How to pronounce "hair-splitting":
AU
the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.
Example Sentences
1
Stop hair-splitting and just get to the point.
2
His constant hair-splitting over minor details made the meeting last twice as long.
3
Don't waste time hair-splitting and focus on the bigger picture.
4
The lawyer's hair-splitting arguments allowed his client to escape punishment.
5
I can't stand his hair-splitting attitude; it slows down the decision-making process.
