argue; drag things out with sb; squabble ? 不要和他爭~,老李是雷聲大雨點(diǎn)小,……(杜鵬程《保衛(wèi)延安》272)Don’t drag this thing out with him. Jiangguo is a lot of thunder but not much rain.
爭長論短zhēnɡ chánɡ lùn duǎn
長短:指是非。爭論誰是誰非。argue, dispute, squabble, dispute against sb. about minor issues