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nit-picking

/nɪt ˈpɪkɪŋ/ /nɪt ˈpɪkɪŋ/
adjective
Informal
  1. 1 kılı kırk yaran, her şeye kusur bulan

Definition (English)

Always pointing out tiny faults that do not really matter.

Example Sentences

  1. My boss is so nit-picking that she once sent back a report because of a missing comma.
    Patronum o kadar kılı kırk yaran biri ki bir keresinde eksik bir virgül yüzünden raporu geri gönderdi.
  2. I don't want to be nit-picking, but the date on this invoice is wrong.
    Kılı kırk yarmak istemem ama bu faturadaki tarih yanlış.