phrasal verb

Pull apart

Rank #1564Letter PInseparable

2Sections

Destroy an argument, theory, etc

Meanings

  • Destroy an argument, theory, etc (separable [obligatory], International English)
  • Stop people or animals fighting (separable [obligatory], International English)
  • Make someone unhappy or upset (separable [obligatory], International English)

Examples

  • My tutor PULLED my essay APART.
  • A fight broke out in the pub and it was hard to PULL the people involved APART.
  • It PULLED me APART to see them arguing so much.

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