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Term: split hairs

Description:

Split hairs refers to the act of making unnecessary or overly fine distinctions, often by focusing on trivial or minor details.

Senses:

1. Verb (Idiomatic Sense)

To criticize, argue, or debate over minor or insignificant details; to nitpick.

Example sentence: During the meeting, they wasted a lot of time splitting hairs over the punctuation in the report.

2. Verb (Literal Sense)

To divide or separate hair strands into thin sections, usually for styling purposes.

Example sentence: She skillfully split hairs to create a neat and uniform braid.

3. Noun (Idiomatic Sense)

An unnecessary or excessive focus on minor differences or details.

Example sentence: His obsession with perfect grammar led to constant arguments and complaints about split hairs.

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