couper les cheveux en quatre

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French

Etymology

Literally translated as "cut hair in four".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.pe le ʃ(ə).vø ɑ̃ katʁ/

Verb

couper les cheveux en quatre

(idiomatic) to split hairs

Conjugation

see couper

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