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111cherry-picking — / tʃeri ˌpɪkɪŋ/ noun [m1]1. going from shop to shop or from supplier to supplier, looking for special bargains ● Cherry picking has become so widespread that prices may be forced down. 2. choosing only the best or most valuable items from among a …
112pocket picking — Taking from another s pocket. A form of larceny. 32 Am J1st Larc § 44. Picking another s pocket, exercising only such force as is necessary to lift and remove the property from the pocket, is not robbery. However, if the thief jostles his victim… …
113cotton-picking — AND cotton pickin’ mod. worthless; damned. (Folksy.) □ What’s the cotton pickin idea? □ Who is this cotton picking bigwig pushing us around? …
114nit-picking — ► NOUN informal ▪ fussy or pedantic fault finding. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb nit picker noun …
115cotton-picking — ☆ cotton picking [kät′ npik΄ən ] adj. Slang worthless, damned, hateful, etc.: used as a general intensive of opprobrium …
116nit-picking — ☆ nit picking [nit′pik΄iŋ ] adj., n. [ NIT1 + PICK2] (a) paying too much attention to petty details; niggling …
117cherry-picking — cherrˈy picking noun (informal) Choosing the best people, insurance risks, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑cherry …
118brain-picking — noun Date: 1954 the act of gathering information from another s mind • brain picker noun …
119flat-picking — noun Date: 1970 a method of playing a stringed instrument (as a guitar) with a plectrum held between the thumb and index finger …
120nit-picking — noun Etymology: 1nit Date: 1956 minute and usually unjustified criticism …