English to English
pettifog
('p/E/t/i/,f/A/g
)
verb (v)
- To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way.(verb)source: webster1913
- To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.(verb)source: webster1913