pick

choice

See: BY CHOICE, FIELDER'S CHOICE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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by choice

[by choice] {adv. phr.} As a result of choosing because of wanting to; freely. * /John helped his father by choice./ * /Mary ate a plum, but not by choice. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Oscar Wilde

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. www.english-slang.com

all the same

[all the same] (1) or [all one] {n. phr.} Something that makes no difference; a choice that you don't care about. * /If it's all the same to you, I […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Dan Bennett

U.S. columnist Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. www.english-slang.com

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