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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:

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pick apartUsed other than as an idiom: see pick, apart.Rate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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fall apartTo be emotionally in crisis.Rate it:

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take apartTo criticise someone.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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tell apartTo be able to know the difference between things; to distinguish.Rate it:

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come apartUsed other than as an idiom: see come, apart.Rate it:

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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grow apartTo gradually become estranged.Rate it:

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poles apartTotally opposite.Rate it:

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set apartUsed other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.Rate it:

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set apartTo distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.Rate it:

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tear apartUsed other than as an idiom: see tear, apart.Rate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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tear apartto cause to separateRate it:

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tear apartto destroyRate it:

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worlds apartVastly different.Rate it:

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a pick-upA female whom frequents venues where males spend their spare time in billiards, drinking, lounging and where she seeks temporary companionship for ulterior motives.Rate it:

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captain's pickA decision made by a leader without consulting others.Rate it:

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pick outto remove by pickingRate it:

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pick up the piecesTo restore one's life (or a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity, shock etc.Rate it:

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pick upTo notice, detect or discern, often used with "on".Rate it:

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pick upTo clean up; to return to an organized state.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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pick atTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.Rate it:

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pick holesTo find weaknesses, errors or imperfections (in)Rate it:

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pick upTo collect a passenger.Rate it:

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pick upTo restart or resume.Rate it:

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pick upTo learn, to grasp; to begin to understand.Rate it:

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pick upTo receive.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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the pick of the litterThe absolute best one has to offer.Rate it:

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pick your battlesonly involve yourself in disputes where you are likely to win.Rate it:

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pick upTo answer a telephone. See pick up the phone.Rate it:

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pick upTo meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation, sometimes used with "on".Rate it:

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pick upTo pay for.Rate it:

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pick upTo point out (a person's behaviour, habits or actions),in a critical manner.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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pick up stitchesStitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, Y, and Z—pick any twoIntroduces three desirable qualities or resources that a person, company or project can not have simultaneously; they will lack one of the three options.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo select only the best from a range of options.Rate it:

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