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Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 2 : to argue over petty or trivial distinctions
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सही उत्तर to argue over petty or trivial distinctions है।
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The lawyers spent the whole afternoon splitting hairs over the legal definition of "resident." "To split hairs" means:
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to divide inherited property among claimants
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to argue over petty or trivial distinctions
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to reduce one's financial losses
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to share the blame for a mistake equally
Correct Answer: to argue over petty or trivial distinctions
"To split hairs" means to make excessively fine or trivial distinctions in an argument. Options (a), (c) and (d) build literal senses around "split."
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