How to Pronounce "take to pieces"
expression
TAYK tuh PEE-siz
TAYK too PEE-siz
Definition
To separate something into all its parts, usually to understand it better, fix it, or move it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpisəz/, /ˈpisɪz
British English
tˈeɪk/ /tˈuː/ /pˈiːsɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK tuh PEE-siz
UK
TAYK too PEE-siz
Listen in Context
He likes to take to pieces old radios and put them together again.
We had to take to pieces the table so it would fit through the door.
The mechanic will take to pieces the engine to find the problem.
Kids love to take to pieces their toys just to see what's inside.