pick apart en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, apart.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To review or analyse in great detail
- (idiomatic, transitive) To review or analyse in great detail ▸ To criticise (especially small details).
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(idiomatic, transitive) To overcome by skilled execution.
The quarterback picked apart the secondary defense in the first half.
Moyes, who never won a derby at Liverpool in 11 years as Everton manager, did not find the Etihad any more forgiving as City picked United apart in midfield, where Toure looked in a different class to United's £27.5m new boy Marouane Fellaini, and in defence as Aguero tormented Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand.
2013 September 22, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| picks apart | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| picking apart | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| picked apart | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| picked apart | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
cmn 挑刺 (To criticise (especially small details)) · cmn 找碴 (To criticise (especially small details))