VERB
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find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
The paper criticized the new movie
Don't knock the food--it's free
How To Use pick apart In A Sentence
- As she begins to pick apart the web of secrets, lies, and love affairs uncovered in the wake of her trial, Betsy suspects that her tight-lipped neighbors may know something that she has denied even to herself. Neighborhood Watch by Cammie McGovern: Book summary
- Look here boyo while I pick apart your statement.
- It seems mean to point it out, to pick apart ideas so embryonic and unformed.
- It seems mean to point it out, to pick apart ideas so embryonic and unformed.
- When teams from outside the elite gatecrash the party the favoured clubs pick apart their squads to ensure no repetition.
- As to me, I could pick apart the little things about my face or my personality that make me feel decidedly unbeautiful. Some Shape Of Beauty - Her Bad Mother
- His penchant for detail and symbolism are catnip to obsessive fans who read between every line, scrutinize every frame and pick apart the show's cryptic teasers.
- The other part is her schtick – butt-headed contrarianism which is so easy to pick apart on the surface and which also seems to be coded drum signals for the tribalists. Matthew Yglesias » Health Care Paranoia
- If you like to pick apart technical flaws and continuity goofs, then you should have a field day with Twister.
- And when they pick apart the history of modern art, they attack modern art's most powerful institution.