Phrasal Verb
A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.
Phrasal Verb:
pick someone or something apart
Meaning / Example:
1. to pick at and pull someone or something to pieces.
> The vultures attacked the hunger-weakened man and tried to pick him apart.
> They tried to pick apart the body.
2. to analyze and criticize someone or something negatively.
> You didn't review her performance; you just picked her apart.
Phrasal verbs, also called two-word verbs, are idiomatic expressions wherein the second element of the verb (the adverb or particle) is not necessarily predictable.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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