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21 gun saluteA British / Colonial practice of firing 21 artillery pieces or rifles as a way of honouring someone / something.Rate it:

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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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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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bits and bobsA random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things.Rate it:

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

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break upTo break or separate into pieces.Rate it:

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c'est au fruit que l'on connait l'arbreIl faut juger sur pièces.Rate it:

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

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carve upTo cut into pieces.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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chop upTo separate or divide something that was whole. To cut or chop into separate pieces. To convert a sampled audio file into short segments.Rate 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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cut to piecesTo cut, chop, slice etc. so as to form smaller pieces.Rate it:

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cut to piecesTo utterly defeat or overwhelm.Rate it:

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cut upTo cut into smaller pieces.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.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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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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fall to piecesTo feel emotionally devastated; to break down.Rate it:

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fit togetherTo put the appropriate parts of into a whole; to combine pieces that go together to create a finished object.Rate it:

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gain momentumpick up speed and strengthRate 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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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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j'ai fait cela de toutes piècesI have done that entirely (i.e. every part of it).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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les pièces des états du pape n'ont plus coursThe coins of the Papal States are no longer legal tender.Rate it:

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

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nose-pickTo pick boogers from the nose.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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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate 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 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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