P
Idioms beginning with "P"
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Contents of P:
[pick a hole in] or [pick holes in] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame.
* /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 […]
[pick a pocket] {v. phr.}
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] {v. phr.}
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.
See: [PICK A FIGHT].
[pick a/the lock] {v. phr.}
To burglarize; open illegally; open a lock without the regular key.
The robber got into the house by picking the lock.
[pick and choose] {v.}
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 […]
[pick apart] or [pick to pieces] {v. phr.}
To criticize harshly; find things wrong with; find fault with.
After the dance, the girls picked Susan apart.
They picked the play to pieces.
[pick at] {v.}
1. To reach or grasp for repeatedly.
The baby kept picking at the coverlet.
2. To eat without appetite; choose a small piece every little while to eat.
He picked at his food.
3. To annoy or bother continually; find fault […]