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a pick-upA female whom frequents venues where males spend their spare time in billiards, drinking, lounging and where she seeks temporary companionship for ulterior motives.Rate it:

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abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, Y, and Z—pick any twoIntroduces three desirable qualities or resources that a person, company or project can not have simultaneously; they will lack one of the three options.Rate it:

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avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'unTo have a bone to pick (a crow to pluck) with some one.Rate it:

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avoir une dent contreto have it in for, have a bone to pick withRate it:

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bêcher quelqu'un (fam.)To pick a person to pieces.Rate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

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captain's pickA decision made by a leader without consulting others.Rate it:

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catch upTo pick up suddenly.Rate it:

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cet homme casse les vitresThat man speaks out boldly, to bring matters to a crisis; That man does not pick and choose his words.Rate it:

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chercher une querelle d'allemandTo pick a quarrel about nothing, without rhyme or reason.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo select only the best from a range of options.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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choose upTo select, pick.Rate it:

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choose your battlesalternate form of pick your battlesRate it:

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clean upTo make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.Rate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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come apartUsed other than as an idiom: see come, apart.Rate it:

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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extra iocum, remoto ioco (Fam. 7. 11. 3)joking apart.Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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fall apartTo be emotionally in crisis.Rate it:

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fall to bitsTo fall apartRate it:

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gain momentumpick up speed and strengthRate it:

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go awryOf a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorderRate it:

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grow apartTo gradually become estranged.Rate it:

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hark backOf hounds, to retrace a course in order to pick up a lost scent.Rate it:

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have a bone to pickTo have a complaint or grievance with somebody.Rate it:

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Have a Bone to Pick with YouTo have a complaint and argument about somethingRate it:

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hold togetherTo avoid falling apart; to remain connected.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'à se baisser pour en prendreHe has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.Rate it:

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il vous fera un mauvais partiHe will try and pick a quarrel with you so as to ill-use you, to do you harm.Rate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.Rate it:

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nose-pickTo pick boogers from the nose.Rate it:

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nose-pickTo pick one's nose.Rate it:

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on the wholeFor the most part; apart from some insignificant details.Rate it:

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oopsie daisySomething you say to a child or someone who has just fallen down as you pick the up to reassure them that they are okay/not hurt. It also alerts the person that you are going to pick them up.Rate it:

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open-armedHaving one's arms open and apartRate it:

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pick apartUsed other than as an idiom: see pick, apart.Rate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:

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pick atTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.Rate it:

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pick atTo pick on or repeatedly criticize.Rate it:

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pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

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pick cornersTo choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match).Rate it:

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