despica firul în patru

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “split the strand [of hair] in four”. Compare Italian spaccare il capello in quattro (literally “split the hair in four”) and French couper les cheveux en quatre (literally “cut hait in four”).

Verb

a despica firul în patru (third-person singular present despică firul în patru, past participle despicat firul în patru) 1st conjugation

  1. (idiomatic) to split hairs

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