pull (something) to bits

To excessively analyze or criticize something, especially by finding its flaws or negative aspects. Every time I show my brother one of my stories, he just pulls it to bits without saying anything that he liked about it. Critics pulled his performance to bits, but fans of the franchise seemed to love it.

词组	pull (something) to bits
释义	pull (something) to bits pull (something) to bits To excessively analyze or criticize something, especially by finding its flaws or negative aspects. Every time I show my brother one of my stories, he just pulls it to bits without saying anything that he liked about it. Critics pulled his performance to bits, but fans of the franchise seemed to love it. See also: bit, pull Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: drag on drag on (someone or something) sipster a federal case federal eat (one) alive eat alive eat somebody alive
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