Фразеологизмы со словом pick
bone to pick
crow to pick
have a bone to pick
pick a bone
A reason for dispute; something to complain of or argue about. Often used jokingly.
"I have a bone to pick with you," he said.
I accept your apology and will let bygones be bygones. However, I do have a bone to pick with you.
There was always a crow to pick about which one would shave first in the morning.
cotton picking
cotton-pickin'
Worthless, crude, common, messy.
Keep your cotton picking hands off my flowers!
You've got to clean up your room, son, this is a cotton-pickin' mess!
hand-pick
To choose very carefully.
The political bosses hand-picked a man for mayor who would agree with them.
This debating team should win because its members are all hand-picked.
in a pickle
In a quandary; in a difficult situation.
В затруднительном положении.
I was certainly in a pickle when my front tire blew out.
My car won't start and the trains are on strike today - I'm in a real pickle!
Моя машина не заводится, а вся железная дорога сегодня на забастовке – я влип!
pick a hole in
pick holes in
To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. To criticize or find fault with something, such as a speech, a statement, a theory, etc.
It is easier to pick holes in someone else's argument than to make a good one yourself.
Mary is always picking holes in what the other girls do.
The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no moon and that it rained Sunday night.
pick a lock
pick the lock
To burglarize; open illegally; open a lock without the regular key.
The robber got into the house by picking the lock.
pick a pocket
To steal by removing from the pocket of another.
While in the train, somebody picked his pocket and took the last dollar he had.
pick a quarrel
pick a fight
To seek the opportunity for a fight or a quarrel.
When Charlie has too much to drink, he has a tendency to pick a quarrel with whomever happens to be around.