pick one's teeth

  • 1pick one's teeth — {v. phr.} To clean one s teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one s teeth in public./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2pick one's teeth — {v. phr.} To clean one s teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one s teeth in public./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3pick\ one's\ teeth — v. phr. To clean one s teeth with a toothpick. It is considered poor manners to pick one s teeth in public …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 4pick one's teeth — poke and remove material from the teeth …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 5pick — pick1 pickable, adj. /pik/, v.t. 1. to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 2. to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 3. to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 4. to… …

    Universalium

  • 6pick — I [[t]pɪk[/t]] v. t. 1) to choose or select, esp. with care 2) to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight[/ex] 3) to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument[/ex] 4) to steal the contents of: to pick a pocket[/ex] 5)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7pick — I. /pɪk / (say pik) verb (t) 1. to choose or select carefully. 2. to choose (one s way or steps), as over rough ground or through a crowd. 3. to seek and find occasion for: to pick a quarrel. 4. to seek or find (flaws) in a spirit of fault… …

  • 8Pick — (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to throw.] 1 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9pick — pick1 [pik] vt. [ME pykken, var. of picchen, to PITCH2] Weaving to throw (a shuttle) n. 1. one passage or throw of the shuttle of a loom 2. one of the weft threads, or filling yarns pick2 [pik] n. [ …

    English World dictionary

  • 10pick — Ⅰ. pick [1] ► VERB 1) (often pick up) take hold of and move. 2) remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. 3) choose from a number of alternatives. 4) remove unwanted matter from (one s nose or teeth) with a finger or a pointed… …

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