pull to pieces



pull someone or something to pieces

to pull someone or something apart; to separate someone or something into pieces. The machine almost pulled him to pieces when he got his arm caught in it.
See also: piece, pull

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ShamusSHAY-musIrish
Natalie['nætəli]
Takehikotah-ke-hee-koJapanese
Kwame-Western African, Akan
AesopEE-sahp (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
PegPEGEnglish