splitting hairs
phrase
as in complaining
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
They fussed that the cheese should have been served at room temperature, but to me they were splitting hairs.
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“Splitting hairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20hairs. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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