to pick on somebody
21pick\ 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 …
22pick up the gauntlet — verb be dared to do something and attempt it • Syn: ↑take a dare • Hypernyms: ↑try, ↑seek, ↑attempt, ↑essay, ↑assay • Verb Frames: S …
23move on somebody — v. try to seduce or pick up somebody …
24pick somebody out — …
25pick somebody to pieces — …
26pick somebody to shreds — …
27pick somebody up — …
28hand-pick — verb pick personally and very carefully the director hand picked his new team • Hypernyms: ↑pick • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody * * * handˈ pick transitive verb …
29Guitar pick — A guitar pick is a type of plectrum designed for use on a guitar. Over time people have made picks of various materials, including plastic, rubber, felt, tortoiseshell, wood, metal, and stone. They most often take the shape of an acute isosceles… …
30have a bone to pick — verb To have a complaint or grievance with somebody. I have a bone to pick with the accountant who made that costly mistake …