take (something) apart

to examine something carefully in order to completely understand it.

I decided to take apart this popular word “subculture” and see what it really means.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take something apart (= separate the parts of something)

• put ideas into someone's head
• put in a good word
• put in a good word for
• put in a good word for someone
• put in a hole
• put in in two penn'orth
• put in in your two penn'orth
• put in mind of
• put in mind of someone
• put in mind of something
• put in motion
• put in place
• put in someone's place
• put in their place
• put in the picture
• put in the shade
• put into service
• put in your place
• put it on the line
• put lead in pencil
• put lead in your pencil
• put life in hands
• put life in someone's hands
• put life on the line
• put mind at ease