nitpick; find fault deliberately
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to look for bones in an egg; to nitpick; to find fault deliberately; to carp at trivial flaws
derogatoryA colloquial expression used to criticize someone who deliberately looks for minor flaws or makes unreasonable complaints. Often carries a negative, derogatory connotation.
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
zuò做
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
le了
，
nǐ你
jiù就
bié别
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
le了
。
He already did a great job, so stop nitpicking.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
zǒng总
shì是
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
，
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
yā压
lì力
hěn很
dà大
。
The boss is always finding fault with everything, which puts us under a lot of pressure.
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Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
wán完
měi美
le了
，
méi没
bì必
yào要
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
。
This report is already perfect; there's no need to look for flaws.
Nǐ你
zhè这
bù不
shì是
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
ma吗
？
Míng明
míng明
méi没
wèn问
tí题
fēi非
yào要
zhǎo找
chū出
wèn问
tí题
lái来
。
Aren't you just nitpicking? There's obviously no problem, yet you insist on finding one.