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Trovare il pelo nell'uovo

to nitpick

Literal Translation

"To find the hair in the egg"

What it means

To nitpick / to find fault with everything

Example in context

"Trova sempre il pelo nell'uovo — non è mai soddisfatto di niente."

"He always finds something to nitpick about — he is never satisfied with anything."

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