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
hair

noun
волосы
nicety

noun
тонкость
split

verb
разделить