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pick apart

idiom
Meaning

To review or analyse in great detail


Examples
SIMPLE

Don't pick apart my work while I am still writing.

CONTEXTUAL

The critics began to pick apart the director's new film, focusing on every small mistake in the plot.

COMPLEX

During the long board meeting, the investors proceeded to pick apart the proposal, questioning every financial assumption until the project's flaws were laid bare.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    captain's pick

    A decision made by a leader without consulting others.

  2. 02

    come apart at the seams

    Synonym of fall apart.

  3. 03

    drift apart

    To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.

  4. 04

    fall apart

    To be emotionally in crisis.

  5. 05

    grow apart

    To gradually become estranged.

  6. 06

    have a bone to pick

    To have a complaint or grievance (with somebody); to have a contentious issue to discuss.

  7. 07

    pick at

    To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.

  8. 08

    pick corners

    To choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match).

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