Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pick\ a\ hole\ in — • pick a hole in • pick holes in v. phr. informal To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there… … Словарь американских идиом
pick a hole in someone's coat — To find fault with someone • • • Main Entry: ↑pick … Useful english dictionary
pick a hole or holes in — idi pick a hole or holes in, to notice and point out flaws in … From formal English to slang
pick a hole in — or[pick holes in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. * /The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no… … Dictionary of American idioms
pick a hole in — phrasal : to find or reveal a flaw in (as an argument) or blemish in (as a reputation) … Useful english dictionary
pick\ holes\ in — • pick a hole in • pick holes in v. phr. To criticize or find fault with something, such as a speech, a statement, a theory, etc. It is easier to pick holes in someone else s argument than to make a good one yourself. Syn.: pick a hole in … Словарь американских идиом
pick — pick1 W1S1 [pık] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(choose something)¦ 2¦(flowers/fruit etc)¦ 3¦(remove something)¦ 4 pick your way through/across/among etc something 5 pick your nose 6 pick your teeth 7 pick somebody s brains 8 pick a quarrel/fight (with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pick — pick1 pickable, adj. /pik/, v.t. 1. to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 2. to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 3. to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 4. to… … Universalium
hole — holeless, adj. holey, adj. /hohl/, n., v., holed, holing. n. 1. an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock. 2. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. the excavated… … Universalium
