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.

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Jameis Winston, another veteran signal caller, is also on the depth chart, which gives Dart multiple brains to pick apart in the quarterbacks room. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Then there is the fact that Sancho’s skill set, at least in theory, should lend itself more to picking apart deeper-lying defences than racing in endless transition, as he was asked to do at United. Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 If the Chiefs offensive line is able to give Mahomes some time, then the eighth-year quarterback could be able to pick apart that talented secondary. Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025 Dating to his junior golf days, Scheffler picked apart golf courses by thinking one step ahead. Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick apart

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“Pick apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20apart. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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