pick apart

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

As Kaepernick tried desperately to keep his protest on message, the rest of his life was picked apart, from his romantic partner to his clothing choices. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

The first at Lord's was only 110 on Friday, and two days later England's all-seam attack was ruthlessly picking apart the top order again. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

This life balance between art and commerce suits her fine, though it’s swiftly picked apart by her mother (Choi), who sees little value in her daughter’s job or her hobby. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

That’s been the story of this third season, one that started with Rhaenyra storming the castle and taking the Iron Throne and then promptly saw her get picked apart by dozens of unforeseen calamities. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for pick apart

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