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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to spin finely."
hilar fino
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (general)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to split hairs (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Deja de hilar fino acerca de cada uno de los términos del informe o jamás vamos a tenerlo listo.Stop splitting hairs over every term in the report or we're never going to have it ready.
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