picksomeone/somethingoff
phrasal verbwithpickverbuk/pɪk/us/pɪk/
(SHOOT)
toshootat oneparticularperson,animal, orvehiclethat you havechosenfrom agroup:
Thesniperspickedthesoldiersoff one by one as theyranforcover.
Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- rub
- slaughter
- snuff
- throttle
(TAKE THE BEST)
UK
to take thebestpersonor thing from agroup:
It isrelativelyeasyfornewcomerstopickoff the mostlucrativebusinessandignoretherest.
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