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1 titiz davranmak
split hairs -
2 kılı kırk yarmak
split hairs, go over smth. with a fine comb, strain a gnat -
3 ince eleyip sık dokumak
to split hairs -
4 kılı kırk yarmak
to split hairs -
5 kıl
"1. a (human) hair (especially one not of the scalp); an animal hair; bristle. 2. goat hair. 3. (made of) goat hair. 4. (made of) bristle. 5. slang (someone) one cannot stand, who makes one sick. 6. slang someone one cannot stand, someone who makes one sick. -ını bile kıpırdatmamak/oynatmamak not to turn a hair, not to bat an eyelash, to appear completely unmoved. - çadır haircloth tent. - çekmek slang to flatter, soft-soap. -ına dokunmamak /ın/ not to touch a hair of (someone´s) head, not to injure or offend (someone) in any way. - fırça 1. brush (made of bristle). 2. brush made of one hair (used by a miniaturist). -ına hata gelmemek not to receive so much as a scratch, not to be injured at all. - kadar just the tiniest bit of, a very small amount of. - (kadar) kalmak /a/ to come within an inch (of): Kıl kaldı boğulacaktı. He very nearly drowned. -ı kıpırdamamak not to turn a hair, to appear completely unmoved. -ı kırk yaran overly meticulous. -ı kırk yarmak to split hairs. -dan nem kapmak to take offense at the slightest things. - olmak /a/ slang to be unable to stomach (someone). - payı 1. hairbreadth, infinitesimal. 2. by the skin of one´s teeth, narrowly. - payı kalmak /a/ to come within an inch of. - şaşmadan painstakingly, without leaving an i undotted. - testere fretsaw, scroll saw."
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split hairs — If people split hairs, they concentrate on tiny and unimportant details to find fault with something … The small dictionary of idiomes
split hairs — index bicker, pettifog Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
split hairs — ► split hairs make overfine distinctions. Main Entry: ↑hair … English terms dictionary
split hairs — QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → hair QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → … Useful english dictionary
split hairs — If people split hairs, they concentrate on tiny and unimportant details to find fault with something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you split hairs, you pay too much attention to differences that are very small or unimportant. … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
split hairs — 1. noun Tedious details; minutiae. The Microsoft trial had been in danger of slipping out of the public eye. Its endless procession of less than riveting economics professors and forgetful executives, mixed with scads of legal and technical split … Wiktionary
split hairs — {v. phr.} To find and argue about small and unimportant differences as if the differences are important. * /John is always splitting hairs; he often starts an argument about something small and unimportant./ * /Don t split hairs about whose turn… … Dictionary of American idioms
split hairs — {v. phr.} To find and argue about small and unimportant differences as if the differences are important. * /John is always splitting hairs; he often starts an argument about something small and unimportant./ * /Don t split hairs about whose turn… … Dictionary of American idioms
split\ hairs — v. phr. To find and argue about small and unimportant differences as if the differences are important. John is always splitting hairs; he often starts an argument about something small and unimportant. Don t split hairs about whose turn it is to… … Словарь американских идиом
split hairs — be very fussy, notice small differences Clyde likes to work on research that requires him to split hairs … English idioms
split hairs — make unnecessary distinctions He makes a lot of good points but he also has a tendency to split hairs and waste a lot of our time … Idioms and examples
