to quibble over details

См. также в других словарях:

• quibble — quib|ble1 [ˈkwıbəl] v to argue about small unimportant details quibble about/over ▪ Let s not quibble over minor details. quibble 2 quibble2 [i]n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from quib quibble (16 17 centuries), probably from Latin quibus… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• quibble — 1 verb (intransitive + over/about) to argue about small points or details that are completely unimportant: Don t quibble about the money just pay what she asks. 2 noun (C) a small complaint or criticism about something very unimportant: I have… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• quibble — 1. noun A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument. I have a quibble with the management practice of declaring everything urgent. 2. verb To complain or argue in a trivi …   Wiktionary

• Ota Benga — in 1904 Ota Benga (circa 1883[1] – March 20, 1916) was a Congolese Mbuti pygmy known for being featured in a controversial human zoo exhibit at New York City s Bronx Zoo in 1906. Benga came to the Unit …   Wikipedia

• Carl Linnaeus — Linneus redirects here. For other uses of Linnaeus/Linneus or Linné/Linne, see Linnaeus (disambiguation). For his less well known son, L.f., see Carl Linnaeus the Younger …   Wikipedia

• Bomberman Blast — Infobox VG title = Bomberman Blast caption = developer = Hudson Soft publisher = Hudson Soft designer = engine = picture format = 480p, 16:9 released = Wiivgrelease|JP=September 25, 2008|NA=TBA|EU=TBAWiiWarevgrelease|JP=September 30,… …   Wikipedia

• Maria Cantwell — Not to be confused with Mary Cantwell. Maria E. Cantwell United States Senator from Washington Incumbent …   Wikipedia

• pettifog — /ˈpɛtifɒg / (say peteefog) verb (i) (pettifogged, pettifogging) 1. to quibble over petty details. 2. to carry on a petty or shifty law business. 3. to practise chicanery of any sort. {backformation from pettifogger, from petty + fogger (of… …  

• 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

• Wikipedia:Featured article candidates — Here, we determine which articles are to be featured articles (FAs). FAs exemplify Wikipedia s very best work and satisfy the FA criteria. All editors are welcome to review nominations; please see the review FAQ. Before nominating an article,… …   Wikipedia

• First and Second Samuel —     First and Second Books of Kings     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► First and Second Books of Kings     (Also know as the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL.     For the First and Second Books of Kings in the Authorized Version see KINGS, THIRD AND… …   Catholic encyclopedia