1. split hairs - Noun
2. split hairs - Verb
split hairs pl (plural only)
(idiomatic) Tedious details; minutiae.
split hairs (third-person singular simple present splits hairs, present participle splitting hairs, simple past and past participle split hairs)
(idiomatic) To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.
Synonym: cavil
Let's get everything sorted into the right drawers and not split hairs about subdividing it further yet.
You split hairs.” "Better to split hairs than the heads beneath them. Michael Flynn
You could split hairs and bring up words like 'doo-wop' and terms like 'soul' or 'R&B', but I think pop music is what you want it to be - that's why it's pop. Henry Rollins
Denying that the government was wrongly trying to split hairs, Johnson’s press secretary said: “The point we are making is that it’s not true what the leader of the opposition says.” Source: Internet
Let’s not split hairs about the unlikely connection of grandmothers in the animal community. Source: Internet
Rushed to split hairs about intelligence before being briefed on it." Source: Internet
Historical perspective and current philosophers argue and split hairs. Source: Internet