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Phrase(s): hack someone or something apart
1. Lit. to chop up someone or something. • The murderer hacked the victim apart. • He hacked apart the victim. • The butcher hacked the chicken apart. 2. Fig. to criticize someone or something severely. • The review just hacked him apart for his poor showing in the play. • The critic hacked apart all the actors in the play.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs