French idioms
What does “Chercher la petite bête” mean?
Chercher la petite bête
Word for word
To look for the little creature
What it really means
To fuss over tiny details to find fault with something perfectly good. Nearly always said as a criticism of someone too fussy.
How we say it in English
To nitpick
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