1. to undo stitches or remove threads from sewn material
2. to analyze or examine something carefully in order to understand or criticize it
Usage: often used with arguments, theories, or complex issues

Examples

• She had to unpick the seam because she sewed it incorrectly.
• The tailor carefully unpicked the hem to make the dress longer.
• I need to unpick this embroidery and start over.
• The lawyer began to unpick the witness’s testimony.
• Critics unpicked every detail of the government’s new policy.
• The professor unpicked the flawed reasoning in the student’s argument.
• It took hours to unpick all the mistakes in the financial report.