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Two people disputing the ownership of something that is of no use to either of them.

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two bald men fighting over a comb

Source Word

two bald men fighting over a comb

Noun

plural plural-only

Two people disputing the ownership of something that is of no use to either of them.

Japanese Meaning

互いに必要としないもの（ここでは櫛）を巡り、無意味な争いをする二人の人物の様子 / 不要なものの所有権をめぐって、実際にはどちらにとっても価値のない争いを繰り広げる状況

Watching two bald men fighting over a comb felt like a perfect metaphor for petty disputes over worthless things.

櫛を巡って争う二人の禿げた男を見ていると、価値のない物をめぐるつまらない争いの完璧な比喩に思えた。

Sense（1）

Two people disputing the ownership of something that is of no use to either of them.