pick to pieces
Example Sentences
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I have heard men pick to pieces a hand of whist with more antagonism.
From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Wister, Owen
It is, we confess, an unpleasant and an invidious task, to pick to pieces, bit by bit, the work of an author of high reputation.
From The Philosophy of the Conditioned by Mansel, Henry Longueville
Take all the fat off sweetbreads; throw into boiling water; add one teaspoonful of salt and let stand on fire for twenty minutes; take from fire, remove all skin and pick to pieces.
From Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book by Shuman, Carrie V.
They pick to pieces and eat the vegetable and animal stuff which floats in the sea.
From On the Seashore by Smith, R. Cadwallader
"I'm not goin' to have you out there in that store for these folks to look over and pick to pieces, my girl," he said decidedly.
From Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper by Cooper, James A.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
