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مته به خشخاش گذاشتن

English translation: to go into the hair-splitting details/ to go into the petty details

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:مته به خشخاش گذاشتن
English translation:to go into the hair-splitting details/ to go into the petty details
Entered by: Younes Mostafaei

05:54 Dec 8, 2014
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Science - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: مته به خشخاش گذاشتن
در آن شرایط بد او هی مته به خشخاش می گذاشت
Vahid Norouzi
Germany
Local time: 17:05
to go into the hair-splitting details/ to go into the petty details
Explanation:
Another option.
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Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Local time: 18:35
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2split hairs
Farzad Akmali
5 +2to go into the hair-splitting details/ to go into the petty details
Younes Mostafaei
5make sth a big deal
Mohammadkarim Tahmasbi
5to go over something with a fine-toothed comb
Edward Plaisance Jr
5http://uclnet.com/1396/09/idiom-194/
Ahmad Osmani


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
split hairs


Explanation:


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Note added at 5 mins (2014-12-08 06:00:18 GMT)
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To use a one word verb: niggle


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/split+hairs
Farzad Akmali
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Fazel
2 hrs
agree  Ahmad Kabiri
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to go into the hair-splitting details/ to go into the petty details


Explanation:
Another option.

Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Local time: 18:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Fazel
47 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Ahmad Kabiri
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
make sth a big deal


Explanation:
Also make a big deal out of sth

Mohammadkarim Tahmasbi
Poland
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to go over something with a fine-toothed comb


Explanation:
another option

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 11:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 236
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1095 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
http://uclnet.com/1396/09/idiom-194/


Explanation:
به لینک زیر مراجعه کنید:
http://uclnet.com/1396/09/idiom-194/



    Reference: http://uclnet.com/
    Reference: http://uclnet.com/
Ahmad Osmani
Iran
Local time: 18:35
Native speaker of: Native in KurdishKurdish, Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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