take apart
to separate (something) into component parts
to criticize or punish severely: the reviewers took the new play apart
Words Nearby take apart
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How to use take apart in a sentence
The best-funded, former eBay chief Meg Whitman, appears to be the kind of amateur who the old pro could take apart quickly.
The only parts of a rifle that an enlisted man is permitted to take apart are the bolt mechanism and the magazine mechanism.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army | War Department.The early masters' works, which are badly drawn and beautifully colored, I have to take apart—and it is unsatisfying.
Halcyone | Elinor GlynIf not, sometime take apart a discarded nest—even the simplest in structure—and try to put it together again.
The Log of the Sun | William Beebetake apart the main and secondary valves and clean thoroughly, seeing that all parts are in good working order.
Steam Turbines | Hubert E. Collins
Those of the boxes which you do not use whole you should take apart carefully (see Withdrawing Nails).
Woodworking for Beginners | Charles Gardner Wheeler
Other Idioms and Phrases with take apart
Dismantle or disassemble, as in They had to take apart the stereo before they could move it. This usage was first recorded in 1936.
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