pick apart

phrasal verb

picked apart; picking apart; picks apart

chiefly US

: to say all of the things that are bad or wrong about (someone or something) : to criticize (a person or thing) in a very detailed and usually unkind way

You can expect political analysts to pick apart the governor's speech.

The film's critics picked his performance apart.

Examples of pick apart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The senior picked apart the Red Wolves with his arm and his legs, setting the tone for a big offensive output. —Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025

The video was picked apart by people looking for some hints as to the shooter’s motivation or politics. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025

And that’s just it: as the star and executive producer, Meghan has watched, dissected and picked apart every single second of this season, combing through what stays and what goes. —Erin Hill, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Outside of the Villa, fans on either side were picking apart their friendship. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for pick apart

• counterpart
• art
• cart
• carte
• chart
• dart
• fart
• haart
• mart
• part
• smart
• start