quibble over

ˈkwɪbəl ˈoʊvər

Definition

Definition of quibble over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

argumentargue about small or unimportant details

They always quibble over who should wash the dishes.
They quibble over the tiniest details in meetings.
We shouldn't quibble over minor expenses.

nitpick

split hairs

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quibble over details

argue about small unimportant points

They quibble over details instead of solving the problem.

Expressions with quibble

quibble over details

argue about small unimportant points

They quibble over details instead of solving the problem.

Terms with quibble over included in their meaning

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haggle

negotiation

quibble over small details in an agreement

pettifog

argument

quibble over trivial matters in arguments

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French:ergoter, ...
German:sich streiten, ...
Italian:discutere su, ...
Spanish:discutir, ...
Portuguese:discutir, ...
Chinese:计较, ...
Japanese:細かいことで言い争う, ...
Arabic:تَجَادَلَ حَوْلَ التَّفَاصِيل الصَّغِيرَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְקַטְנֵן עַל, ...
Russian:препираться из-за, ...
Ukrainian:прискіпуватися, ...
Hindi:छोटी-छोटी बातों पर उलझना, ...
Bengali:তুচ্ছ বিষয় নিয়ে তর্ক করা, ...
Catalan:discutir per bestieses, ...
Czech:handrkovat se o, ...
Danish:skændes om småting, ...
Dutch:ruzie maken over, ...
Greek:μαλώνω για ψιλοπράγματα, ...
Hungarian:vitatkozni apróságokon, ...
Khmer:ឈ្លោះប្រកែករឿងតូចតាច, ...
Korean:사소한 것으로 다투다, ...
Persian:جر و بحث کردن, ...
Polish:sprzeczać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):discutir sobre, ...
Romanian:a se certa pe, ...
Swedish:tjafsa om, ...
Thai:เถียง, ...
Turkish:tartışmak, ...
Vietnamese:tranh cãi lặt vặt, ...

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