split hairs

have someone by the short hairs

To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.

make like a banana and split

To leave, depart.

short hairs

Pubic hair.

split on a rock

To completely fail in one's attempt

split one's sides

To laugh hysterically.

split the baby

To resolve a dispute in a way that is disadvantageous to both parties.

split the breeze

To take up space, causing any breeze to move on either side.

split the difference

To choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.