unstitch

基本解釋

They unstitched the sleeves from the arm-holes of a jacket to make it look tattered and torn. 他們拆掉上衣袖孔的縫線取下袖子，讓上衣看起來(lái)破破爛爛。
In two years she has unstitched almost every aspect of the business and re-fashioned it. 在兩年的時(shí)間里，她幾乎改變了企業(yè)的各個(gè)方面，并重塑形象。
He was an astute politician whose career came unstitched when - after years of waiting in the wings - he reached the highest office. 他是一位精明的政治家，經(jīng)過(guò)多年的等待，當(dāng)他達(dá)到最高職位時(shí)，事業(yè)煥然一新。

to take the stitches (= pieces of thread that have been sewn to hold something together) out of something
to change, spoil, or destroy something that has existed or been done previously