split hairsARGUEto argue that there is a difference between two things, when the difference is really too small to be important 纠缠于细枝末节,在琐细的问题上争辩 This is just splitting hairs. 这就太斤斤计较了。
split hairs• But I don't want to split hairs.• Let's stop splitting hairs and get back to the main issue.• Batard is a little sweeter than Chevalier but perhaps that's splitting hairs; both these wines are excellent.
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