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单词 pull something apart or to pieces
释义
(idiom) 
You'll have to pull it apart and start all over again.
Synonyms
dismantle
He asked for immediate help to dismantle the warheads.
strip down
disassemble
He disassembled the cabin and packed it away.
take something apart
He took the clock apart to find out what was wrong with it.
break something up
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration.
take something to bits
(idiom) 
Definition
to criticize harshly
The critics pulled his new book to pieces.
Synonyms
criticize
His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children.
attack
He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for a secret ballot.
blast
They have blasted the report.
pan (informal)
His first movie was panned by the critics.
slam (slang)
The director slammed the claims as an outrageous lie.
flame (informal)
put down
run down
slate (informal)
Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic.
tear into (informal)
lay into (informal)
flay
The critics flayed him with accusations of misanthropy.
diss (slang)
find fault with
lambast(e)
pick holes in
See pull

Additional synonyms

in the sense of attack
Definition
to criticize vehemently
He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for a secret ballot.
Synonyms
criticize,
blame,
abuse,
blast,
pan (informal),
condemn,
knock (informal),
slam (slang),
flame (informal),
put down,
slate (informal),
have a go (at) (informal),
censure,
malign,
berate,
disparage,
revile,
vilify,
tear into (informal),
slag off (British, slang),
throw shade (at) (slang),
diss (slang),
find fault with,
impugn (formal),
go for the jugular,
lambast(e),
pick holes in,
excoriate,
bite someone's head off,
snap someone's head off,
pick to pieces
in the sense of blast
Definition
to criticize severely
They have blasted the report.
Synonyms
criticize,
attack,
put down,
censure,
berate,
castigate,
tear into (informal),
flay,
rail at,
flame (informal),
diss (slang),
lambast(e),
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
throw shade (at) (slang)
in the sense of break something up
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration.
Synonyms
stop,
end,
suspend,
disrupt,
dismantle,
disperse,
terminate,
disband,
diffuse

Nearby words of
pull something apart or to pieces

  • pull someone in
  • pull someone up
  • pull someone's leg
  • pull something apart or to pieces
  • pull something down
  • pull something in
  • pull something off

Synonyms of 'pull something apart or to pieces'

pull something apart or to pieces

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disassemble
He disassembled the cabin and packed it away.
Synonyms
take apart,
strike,
dismantle,
knock down,
take down,
dismount,
deconstruct
in the sense of flay
Definition
to criticize severely
The critics flayed him with accusations of misanthropy.
Synonyms
upbraid,
slam (slang),
castigate,
revile,
tear into (informal),
diss (slang),
excoriate,
tear a strip off,
execrate,
pull to pieces (informal),
give a tongue-lashing,
criticize severely,
flame (informal)
in the sense of pan
Definition
to criticize harshly
His first movie was panned by the critics.
Synonyms
criticize,
knock (informal),
blast,
hammer (British, informal),
slam (slang),
flame (informal),
rubbish (informal),
roast (informal),
put down,
slate (informal),
censure,
slag (off) (slang),
tear into (informal),
flay,
diss (slang),
lambast(e),
throw brickbats at (informal)
in the sense of slam
Definition
to criticize harshly
The director slammed the claims as an outrageous lie.
Synonyms
criticize,
attack,
blast,
pan (informal),
damn,
slate (informal),
shoot down (informal),
castigate,
vilify,
pillory,
tear into (informal),
diss (slang),
lambast(e),
excoriate (literary)
in the sense of slate
Definition
to criticize harshly
Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic.
Synonyms
criticize,
blast,
pan (informal),
slam (slang),
blame,
roast (informal),
censure,
rebuke,
slang,
scold,
berate,
castigate,
rail against,
tear into (informal),
lay into (informal),
pitch into (informal),
take to task,
lambast(e),
flame (informal),
excoriate,
haul over the coals (informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (informal),
rap (someone's) knuckles
in the sense of take something apart
Definition
to separate (something) into its component parts
He took the clock apart to find out what was wrong with it.
Synonyms
dismantle,
break up,
pull apart,
disassemble,
pull or take to pieces or bits
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