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Ann225 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Fiddle with details

When someone fiddles with details, does it mean that they focus too much of their attention on them or that they play with the details to make everything look perfect?

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Ann225 When someone fiddles with details, they play with the details to make everything look perfect. As stated above, though the goal may be just to satisfy their inner need to expend their nervous energy rather than to make things perfect. CJ

  • Ann225 When someone fiddles with details, they play with the details to make everything look perfect.
  • As stated above, though the goal may be just to satisfy their inner need to expend their nervous energy rather than to make things perfect.
  • CJ
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Ann225When someone fiddles with details, they play with the details to make everything look perfect.

As stated above, though the goal may be just to satisfy their inner need to expend their nervous energy rather than to make things perfect.

CJ

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