重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみをほじくる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

nitpick; complain about trifles

Idiomatic expression meaning to find fault with minor details or to complain about trivial matters. Often used critically to describe someone who focuses on insignificant flaws.

See also: 重箱の隅をつつく

• 彼かれはいつも重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみをほじくるようなことばかり言いう。

  He always says things that are just nitpicking.

• そんな重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみをほじくるような指し摘てきはやめてください。

  Please stop making such nitpicky remarks.