- Argue over petty things - Cavil, split hairs - Petty argument arose when contents of squib blew - Petty objection - Raise objections - A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or
evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. - A pun; a low conceit.
- Argue foolishly - Argue over petty matters - Petty quarrel - Squabble - A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub. - To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. - To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle.