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Jimmy Hung
2022-01-08 01:01
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?
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.
