take someone/something apart

1. tv. to criticize or defame someone or something. They really took me apart, but what the hell?

2. tv. to beat or damage someone or something. The mugger really took the old lady apart.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ziad	-	Arabic
Yejide	-	Western African, Yoruba
LÀNh	-	Vietnamese
Jeannette	[dʒi'net]
Melanie	MEL-ə-nee (English), ME-lah-nee (German)	English, German, Dutch
Iepthae	-	Biblical Latin