- take something apart
- 1》 dismantle something.2》 (take someone/thing apart) informal forcefully attack or defeat someone or something.→ take
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take something apart
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take something apart — take (something) apart to examine something carefully in order to completely understand it. I decided to take apart this popular word “subculture” and see what it really means. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take something apart (=… … New idioms dictionary
take something apart — 1 we took the machine apart: DISMANTLE, pull to pieces, pull apart, disassemble, break up; tear down, demolish, destroy, wreck. 2 ( … Useful english dictionary
take something apart — Syn: dismantle, take to pieces, take apart, disassemble, break up … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
take someone apart — take (someone) apart to try to understand a person by examining their personality and character. That psychiatrist wanted to take me apart to see what makes me tick. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take something apart (= separate the… … New idioms dictionary
take someone or something apart — 1. tv. o criticize or defame someone or something. □ They really took me apart, but what the hell? □ The editorial took the whole board apart. 2. tv. to beat or damage someone or something. □ The mugger really took the old lady apart … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take apart — take (something) apart to examine something carefully in order to completely understand it. I decided to take apart this popular word “subculture” and see what it really means. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take something apart (=… … New idioms dictionary
take apart — take (someone) apart to try to understand a person by examining their personality and character. That psychiatrist wanted to take me apart to see what makes me tick. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take something apart (= separate the… … New idioms dictionary
pull something apart — DISMANTLE, disassemble, take/pull to pieces, take/pull to bits, take apart, strip down; demolish, destroy, break up. → pull … Useful english dictionary
take apart — verb 1. divide into pieces (Freq. 1) our department was dismembered when our funding dried up The Empire was discerped after the war • Syn: ↑dismember, ↑discerp • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
apart — a|part [ ə part ] function word *** Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb to be : I m never happy when we re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun): Madagascar is a world apart … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
