pick apart

pick apart
a) to criticise (especially small details)

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  • pick\ to\ pieces — • pick apart • pick to pieces v. phr. To criticize harshly; find things wrong with; find fault with. After the dance, the girls picked Susan apart. They picked the play to pieces. See: pick holes in …   Словарь американских идиом

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