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me

See: DEAR ME, PICK-ME-UP, SO HELP ME.

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dear me

[dear me] {interj.} Used to show surprise, fear, or some other strong feeling. * /Dear me! My purse is lost, what shall I do now?/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pick out] {v.} 1. To choose. * /It took Mary a long time to pick out a dress at the store./ 2. To see among others; recognize; tell from others. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pick-me-up

[pick-me-up] {n. phr.} Something you take when you feel tired or weak. * /John stopped at a drugstore for a pick-me-up after working three hours overtime./ * /Mary always carried […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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