split hairs

splɪt heərz
splitting hairs
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Translation of split hairs into German

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arguments

argue about trivial details unnecessarily
  • He tends to split hairs during every discussion.Er klaubt bei jeder Diskussion Kleinigkeiten.
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Synonyms and analogies of split hairs in English

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Examples of split hairs in a sentence

  • They split hairs over the contract terms.

Translations of "split hairs" in Context ordered by category and frequency

kleinlich

Please don't split hairs and just focus on the main issues.

Bitte sei nicht kleinlich und konzentriere dich auf die Hauptthemen.

dieHaarspalterei

Let's not split hairs over the exact wording of the contract.

Lass uns keine Haarspalterei über den genauen Wortlaut des Vertrags betreiben.

Haarspalterei betreiben

We shouldn't split hairs over such a minor issue in the project.

Wir sollten bei so einem unbedeutenden Problem im Projekt keine Haarspalterei betreiben.

Haare spalten

Let's not split hairs; either you support the project or you don't.

Lass uns keine Haare spalten; entweder unterstützt du das Projekt oder nicht.

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split hairs: Examples and translations in context

Don't split hairs now; we need to finalize the project quickly.

Sei jetzt nicht kleinlich; wir müssen das Projekt schnell abschließen.

He loves to split hairs, even in the simplest conversations.

Er liebt es, kleinlich zu sein, selbst in den einfachsten Gesprächen.

I hate when people split hairs instead of looking at the bigger picture.

Ich hasse es, wenn Leute kleinlich sind, anstatt das große Ganze zu betrachten.

I appreciate your thoroughness, but there's no need to split hairs.

Ich schätze deine Gründlichkeit, aber es gibt keinen Grund, kleinlich zu sein.

Some people have a natural tendency to split hairs in any discussion.

Manche Menschen neigen von Natur aus dazu, in jeder Diskussion kleinlich zu sein.

It's pointless to split hairs over such minor differences in opinion.

Es hat keinen Sinn, wegen solch kleiner Meinungsverschiedenheiten kleinlich zu sein.

Mary tends to split hairs when it comes to organizing events.

Mary neigt dazu, kleinlich zu sein, wenn es ums Organisieren von Veranstaltungen geht.

I admire your attention to detail, but try not to split hairs unnecessarily.

Ich bewundere deine Detailgenauigkeit, aber versuche nicht übermäßig kleinlich zu sein.

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