count angels on pinheads

短语

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To focus on obtaining the correct details of something which are largely irrelevant or unimportant.

    习语

    It adds to the trend that law schools and law journals are no longer content to count angels on pinheads.

    In requesting that a closer look be given to hypothetical thinking and its role in the solving of problems, I do not suggest that counting angels on pinheads is a fruitful educational exercise. Thinking about the actual is one aspect of analytical thinking.