argue; drag things out with sb; squabble ? 不要和他爭(zhēng)～，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(zhēng)長(zhǎng)論短zhēnɡ chánɡ lùn duǎn
長(zhǎng)短：指是非。爭(zhēng)論誰(shuí)是誰(shuí)非。argue, dispute, squabble, dispute against sb. about minor issues