- nit-pick
- (разговорное) придираться к мелочам;
суетиться по пустякам
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
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nit-pick — nitˈ pick intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑nit * * * nit pick «NIHT PIHK», Informal. –v.t. to pick at (something) in a petty or niggling manner, as if removing a nit or louse; examine pedantically; search for petty faults: »To make a show of… … Useful english dictionary
nit´-pick´er — nit pick «NIHT PIHK», Informal. –v.t. to pick at (something) in a petty or niggling manner, as if removing a nit or louse; examine pedantically; search for petty faults: »To make a show of debate, delegates were allowed to nit pick a few details… … Useful english dictionary
nit-pick — nit picking ► NOUN informal ▪ fussy or pedantic fault finding. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb nit picker noun … English terms dictionary
nit-pick — v Informal. pettifog, split hairs, chop logic; carp, cavil, quibble, find fault, criticize, pick or tear apart, take apart in detail … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nit-pick — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. split hairs, quibble, pettifog, niggle, *make a federal case out of nothing … English dictionary for students
nit·pick·ing — … Useful english dictionary
nit-picker — nit picking ► NOUN informal ▪ fussy or pedantic fault finding. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb nit picker noun … English terms dictionary
nit-picking — ► NOUN informal ▪ fussy or pedantic fault finding. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb nit picker noun … English terms dictionary
nit — ac·o·nit·al; ac·o·nit·ic; am·mo·nit·if·er·ous; am·mo·nit·oid; bel·em·nit·i·dae; bi·nit; cre·nit·ic; cu·nit; ebi·o·nit·ism; ep·or·nit·ic; fi·nit·ism; fi·nit·ist; fort·nit·er; glau·co·nit·ic; glau·co·nit·iza·tion; gra·nit·ic; gra·nit·i·cal;… … English syllables
pick — mis·pick; mis·pick·el; pick; pick·able; pick·a·dil; pick·age; pick·a·nin·ny; pick·a·way; pick·el; pick·el·hau·be; pick·er·el; pick·er·ing; pick·er·ing·ite; pick·ery; pick·et·er; pick·fork; pick·le·man; pick·ler; pick·man; pick·nick; pick·purse;… … English syllables
nit — 1. n. 1 the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect esp. of human head lice or body lice. 2 Brit. sl. a stupid person. Phrases and idioms: nit pick colloq. indulge in nit picking. nit picker colloq. a person who nit picks. nit… … Useful english dictionary
