split hairs
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 wash the dishes and make the beds; let's work together and finish sooner.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
