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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.
pick and choose
To select with much care; choose in a fussy way; take a long time before choosing.
He was never one to pick and choose.
Some people pick and choose to get something perfect, and some just because they can't make up their minds.
pick apart
pick to pieces
To criticize harshly; find things wrong with; find fault with.
After the dance, the girls picked Susan apart.
They picked the play to pieces.
To distinguish.
That copy machine is so good that I can’t pick the photocopy and the original apart.
pick at
To reach or grasp for repeatedly.
The baby kept picking at the coverlet.
To eat without appetite; choose a small piece every little while to eat.
He picked at his food.
To annoy or bother continually; find fault with.
They showed their displeasure by continually picking at her.
pick one's way
To go ahead carefully in difficult or unfamiliar places; advance with care.
After nightfall we drove slowly along, picking our way until we found the right turn.
He picked his way across the rough and rocky hillside.