| 词汇 | pick someone to pieces |
| 释义 | Idiom pick someone to piecespick/pull (someone/something) to pieces to criticize someone or something very severely, often in a way that is not fair.It's discouraging because every time I show him a bit of work I've done he picks it to pieces. pick (someone or something) to piecesTo make an effort to find flaws or negative aspects in something through excessive analysis or criticism. Every time I show my brother one of my stories, he just picks it to pieces without saying anything that he liked about it. Critics picked him to pieces for his performance, but fans of the franchise seemed to love it. pick someone or something to pieces1. Lit. to pull or pinch at someone or something until only pieces are left. The savage birds picked the carcass to pieces. The mice seem to have picked the stuffed doll to pieces. 2. Fig. to criticize someone or something harshly or unduly. You have just picked her to pieces. Leave her alone! The critic picked the play to pieces. pick (or pull or tear) someone or something to piecescriticize someone or something in a severe or detailed way.pick (someone) to pieces To criticize sharply. |
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