pull sth to bits
Frequency: 3.50.8 per million words
to take something apart, often in a destructive way
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- The curious toddler pulled his new toy car to bits within an hour.
- To find the fault, the mechanic had to pull the entire engine to bits.
- The reviewers pulled his latest film to bits, citing poor acting and a weak plot.
- Her professor is known for pulling students' essays to bits to make them stronger.
- The defense lawyer will try to pull the witness's testimony to bits.
- I pulled the old clock to bits to see if I could fix it myself.
- After the presentation, he couldn't help but pull his own performance to bits in his mind.
- In the meeting, the management team pulled our proposal to bits.
- My brother enjoys pulling old radios to bits and then reassembling them.
- She's so analytical; she'll pull any argument you make to bits.