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 promise of what Lunar Lake will deliver was very strong, so much so that competitors like Qualcomm immediately began picking apart some of the compares. —Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024

House Of The Dragon’s premise is centered around picking apart the unfairness of a heteropatriarchal society. —Chloe Johnson, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024

Kay, meanwhile, is being picked apart for her appearance. —Gene Park, Washington Post, 30 July 2024

Advertisement Former President Trump‘s campaign responded to the selection earlier this month of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the Democratic vice presidential nominee by attempting to pick apart his military record. —Dan Merica, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024