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91pick up a scent — • pick up a trail • pick up a scent recognize the trail of a hunted person or animal The tracking dogs were able to pick up the trail of the criminal easily …
92pick up a trail — • pick up a trail • pick up a scent recognize the trail of a hunted person or animal The tracking dogs were able to pick up the trail of the criminal easily …
93pick out someone — pick out (someone/something) 1. to choose someone or something instead of others. The writer picked out certain things about the event that he thought were important. His boss picked him out for an assignment in Japan. 2. to find someone or… …
94pick out something — pick out (someone/something) 1. to choose someone or something instead of others. The writer picked out certain things about the event that he thought were important. His boss picked him out for an assignment in Japan. 2. to find someone or… …
95pick out — (someone/something) 1. to choose someone or something instead of others. The writer picked out certain things about the event that he thought were important. His boss picked him out for an assignment in Japan. 2. to find someone or something in a …
96pick up something — pick up (something) to answer the telephone. Her answering machine came on, and I yelled, Pick up, Marie! Pick up the phone! …
97pick up — (something) to answer the telephone. Her answering machine came on, and I yelled, Pick up, Marie! Pick up the phone! …
98pick up on (something) — 1. to continue talking about something previously said. Just to pick up on what Haley asked, I think the president clearly did get the message. 2. to notice something. The evidence was there I just didn t pick up on it …
99pick over — ► pick over (or pick through) sort through (a number of items) carefully. Main Entry: ↑pick …
100pick through — ► pick over (or pick through) sort through (a number of items) carefully. Main Entry: ↑pick …
