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71pick up the tab — (for (something)) to pay money for something. We shouldn t have to pick up the tab for the new road if only one family will be using it. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form pick up the bill (for something): Taxpayers will have to pick up the… …
72pick-cheese — pickˈ cheese noun 1. The blue or the great titmouse 2. The fruit of the mallow • • • Main Entry: ↑pick * * * pick cheese see pick in Comb …
73pick to pieces — 1. To pull apart 2. To criticize adversely in detail • • • Main Entry: ↑pick * * * pick (someone or something) to pieces see ↑pick, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑piece …
74pick up after — ˌpick ˈup ˌafter [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pick up after he/she/it picks up after present participle picking up after …
75pick up the ball and run with it — phrase to take responsibility for getting something done, especially after someone else has tried and failed Thesaurus: to be responsible for somethingsynonym Main entry: ball * * * pick up/take the ˌball and ˈrun with it idiom (especially NAmE …
76pick up the threads — pick up/take up/the threads phrase to start doing something again that you had stopped doing I picked up the threads of ordinary life again. Thesaurus: to do something again, or to start againsynonym Main entry …
77pick someone's brain/brains — informal : to talk to someone in order to get helpful information or advice Do you have a moment? I need to pick your brain about a little situation that has come up. • • • Main Entry: ↑brain pick someone s brain/brains see ↑brain, 1 • • • Main… …
78Pick — Pick, v. i. 1. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble. [1913 Webster] Why stand st thou picking? Is thy palate sore? Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something… …
79Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket — Pick n Pay hypermarkets are a chain of supermarkets in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia owned by Wesfarmers. There are two stores located at Aspley and Sunnybank Hills. The stores are at least 13,000 m² in size and sell fresh food, groceries,… …
80Pick Your Brain — was a Saturday Morning syndicated kid s game show created, executive produced and hosted by Marc Summers. It featured a robot named 2 XL, the talking robot with a mind of its own (voiced by Greg Berg). The show was based on the success of the… …
