spaccare il capello in quattro

Italian

Etymology

Compare French couper les cheveux en quatre.

Verb

spaccàre il capello in quattro (first-person singular present spàcco il capello in quattro, first-person singular past historic spaccài il capello in quattro, past participle spaccàto il capello in quattro, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to split hairs
    Synonym: cercare il pelo nell'uovo
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