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What does Let's not split hairs. mean?
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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- French (France) Near fluent
To argue about whether a very trivial detail or a minor difference is correct.
类似抠字眼，鸡蛋里挑骨头的意思
A: I am 2 feet taller than you.
B: No. Actually it is like 1.896.
A: There is no serious difference! Let's not split hairs. You are wasting time.
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Let's not quarrel over the small details that don't really make much difference. For example:
A: it's 100 miles to town
B: it's actually 100.25 miles
A: let's not split hairs.
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