pick oversomething
phrasal verbwithpickverbuk/pɪk/us/pɪk/
tolookcarefullyat agroupof things,choosingtheonesyouwantor gettingridof theonesyou do notwant:
All theclothesat thesalehad beenthoroughlypickedover and there was nothingniceleft.
Taking and choosing
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- appoint
- bags I...idiom
- either-or
- elect
- empanel
- faute de mieux
- favoured
- go forsomeone
- picker
- plump
- select
- selection
- selective
- selectively
- selectivity
- selector
- skim