buscar pelos en la sopa — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
  • To be excessively critical or fault-finding; to look for trifling faults where none of consequence exist.
  • To complain or quibble about minor or irrelevant details.

  Examples

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  • No seas tan exigente, dejar de buscar pelos en la sopa ayudaría a que el ambiente sea más agradable.

    Don't be so demanding; stopping looking for trifling faults would help make the atmosphere nicer.

  • Cada vez que vamos a cenar con Luis, él busca pelos en la sopa y arruina la noche para todos.

    Every time we go out to dinner with Luis, he is excessively critical and ruins the night for everyone.

  • No tiene sentido buscar pelos en la sopa cuando el proyecto está funcionando bien.

    There is no point in being excessively fault-finding when the project is working well.