pick apart

• Etwas in kleinste Einzelteile zerlegen oder es sehr detailliert, oft negativ und zerstörerisch, kritisieren und analysieren.

To analyze or criticize something in great detail, often in a negative or destructive way, or to separate something into its individual parts.

1. Criticize harshlyB2informal

   To examine something in great detail and find faults or criticize it severely.

   scharf kritisieren

   • The critics picked apart the movie's plot.
   • She picked apart his argument point by point.
   • The committee picked apart the proposal during the meeting.

2. Separate into piecesB1informal

   To take something apart, often by pulling or removing pieces.

   In Einzelteile zerlegen

   • He picked apart the old radio to see how it worked.
   • She picked apart the chicken before serving it.
   • The child picked apart the toy out of curiosity.