split hairs over niceties

Translations
придираться к мелочам
He tends to split hairs over niceties during meetings.
Он склонен придираться к мелочам во время встреч.
Definitions
To engage in overly detailed or trivial arguments or discussions about minor differences or fine points, often to the point of being pedantic or nitpicky.
Words
split

verb
придираться
hairs

noun
к мелочам
over

preposition
по поводу
niceties

noun
тонкостей