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pick corners

idiom

To choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match).


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  1. 01

    captain's pick

    A decision made by a leader without consulting others.

  2. 02

    cut corners

    To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly; to take inappropriate shortcuts.

  3. 03

    have a bone to pick

    To have a complaint or grievance (with somebody); to have a contentious issue to discuss.

  4. 04

    pick apart

    To review or analyse in great detail

  5. 05

    pick at

    To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.

  6. 06

    pick holes

    To find weaknesses, errors or imperfections (in).

  7. 07

    pick of the litter

    The best person or item in a group; the best that one has to offer.

  8. 08

    pick on someone your own size

    An admonition of cowardice, usually said to make someone cease harassing or bullying someone else, especially where the bullied party is physically smaller or weaker than the bully.

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