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Meaning of 吹毛求疵

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chuī máo qiú
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious; nitpick
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Antonyms: 隐恶扬善
Example Sentences
1
But, say the quibblers, this is not nationalisation.
2
On the whole it's a good plan, at which we shouldn't nibble.
3
The intensely critical spirit is often the narrow-minded and ignorant one.
4
All of which may be dismissed as the self interested carping of Britain' s discredited fat cats.
5
On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.