TAKE APART


Meaning of TAKE APART in English

phrasal

1. : to separate part from part or into parts : disassemble , dismantle , dismember : treat as if to dismember by force : rough up

take a town apart

2. : to analyze or dissect especially in order to discover or reveal a weakness, flaw, or fallacy

dislikes the dictum … and in this small book he takes it apart skillfully and ruthlessly — G.W.Johnson

specialists in sports who take the various games and sponsors apart, but seldom bother to reassemble them — Phoenix Flame

takes the ordinary American citizen apart in a most callous fashion — G.W.Johnson

3.

a. : to subject to treatment intended to disorganize

chances are that some opposing congressman will … take the witness apart — J.R.Fitzpatrick

b. : to treat roughly or harshly in any way : tear into

isn't like an ordinary election campaign where you can take your opponent apart — Time

took wives apart for the way they play poker — T.S.Geisel

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.