break+apart
101Chuck Versus the Break-Up — Chuck episode Bryce and Sarah pose as a married couple …
102fall apart — 1. to stop working or fail completely. Her marriage fell apart after about ten years. The deal to sell the company fell apart last summer. 2. to break into pieces. Cook the tomatoes until they begin to fall apart. When the roof wasn t repaired,… …
103take apart — 1) we took the machine apart Syn: dismantle, pull to pieces, pull apart, disassemble, break up; tear down, demolish, destroy, wreck 2) informal the scene was taken apart by the director See criticize …
104take something apart — 1 we took the machine apart: DISMANTLE, pull to pieces, pull apart, disassemble, break up; tear down, demolish, destroy, wreck. 2 ( …
105come/fall apart at the seams — informal : to break into parts or pieces usually used figuratively to describe someone or something that is in very bad condition The plan/company is falling apart at the seams. She looks like she s going to come apart at the seams. • • • Main… …
106take apart — Synonyms and related words: atomize, break to pieces, cleave, defoliate, demolish, denude, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dismember, dismount, draw and quarter, flay, fragment, lacerate, maim, make mincemeat of, mangle, mutilate, peel,… …
107tear apart — Synonyms and related words: atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dismember, draw and quarter, fault find, find fault, flay, fragment, lacerate,… …
108pull apart — they pulled apart the suitcase looking for hidden drugs Syn: dismantle, disassemble, take/pull to pieces, take/pull to bits, take apart, strip down; demolish, destroy, break up …
109Ties that Bind, Ties that Break — is a children s historical novel written by Chinese American author Lensey Namioka and published in 1999. Set in early twentieth century China, the story follows a girl named Ailin who refuses to have her feet bound, which comes to affect her… …
110pick apart — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dissect, break up, break down, pick to pieces; see break 2 , cut 1 …
