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2021-10-10 05:10
Pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds phrase
To criticize somebody harshly or speak angrily to them because you do not approve of something that they have said or done.
They picked my project to pieces and considered it a waste of money.
Many reviewers have torn this film to shreds on the grounds that it glorifies violence.
Net citizens pull the man in this clip to shreds for his cruelty to animals.
To criticize someone in an extremely aggressive and angry way
1. To broaden or remove the dirt from a hole or empty space inside something solid with a reamer.
2. To upbraid someone.
1. (Said as a threat) To punish someone severely.
2. To be stronger than one, such that may harm one.
To assault, upbraid, or punish someone forcibly.
1. Used when someone frequently or constantly harasses, nags, or upbraids you to do, accomplish, or complete something.
2. To drive too closely behind another vehicle.
The verb "pick/pull/tear" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
To be very wet
Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.
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