Meaning of angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjectival or attributive form of angels dancing on the head of a pin.

adjectival, attributive, form-of

Examples

“And also, many of the problems I’d had with what seemed to me to be — I don’t know what you’d call it — the angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin aspect…”

“If that isn’t an angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin question, what would be?”

“Finally, there was an angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin argument about whether Dr Kelly worked “in” the MoD or “for” the MoD.”

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