Advertisement
Advertisement
pick apart
Idioms and Phrases
Also, pick holes in or pick to pieces . Find flaws in something by close examination, criticize sharply, as in The lawyer picked apart the testimony , or He found it easy to pick holes in their argument , or The new editor picked her manuscript to pieces . These expressions use pick in the sense of “pierce†or “poke,†a usage dating from the 1300s; pick holes in dates from the mid-1600s, pick to pieces from the mid-1800s.Example Sentences
And having been one myself not very long ago, I was already well aware of people’s inclination to relentlessly pick apart the actions of teenage girls.
Russell, especially in the opening half, looked back to his old self as he helped pick apart England's defence with his wide passing game.
Saturday was the Lakers’ offense at its best in the half court with James, Reaves and Doncic picking apart the weakest points of Denver’s defense to create great shots.
"This is something that investigators will really need to pick apart piece by piece, and that is going to take some really significant time," Muntean said.
Today, from Kent to Birmingham, gleaning groups are not just picking up produce but picking apart the unsustainable norms that allow waste to persist in the first place.
Advertisement
Related ˜yÐÄvlogs
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse