The lawyer picked holes in the witness's story.
•They will pick holes in your argument.
•Stop picking holes in everything I say!
2. to poke or pinch little holes in something. •Look! You've picked holes in the bread! How can I make sandwiches?
•Who picked holes in the blanket?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pick holes in something — phrase to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing It was almost impossible to pick holes in his argument. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe… … Useful english dictionary
pick holes in something — pick holes in (something) to find mistakes in something someone has done or said, to show that it is not good or not correct. The lawyer did her best to pick holes in the witness s statement … New idioms dictionary
pick holes in something — to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing It was almost impossible to pick holes in his argument … English dictionary
pick holes in — (something) to find mistakes in something someone has done or said, to show that it is not good or not correct. The lawyer did her best to pick holes in the witness s statement … New idioms 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 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pick holes — If someone picks holes in something such as a plan, an idea or a proposal, they criticize it or try to find fault with it. Why don t you make a suggestion instead of picking holes in all my ideas! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 — pick1 [ pık ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to choose someone or something from a group: Out of all the girls he could have gone out with, he picked me. pick someone/something for something: She was picked for the school play. pick someone to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pick — I UK [pɪk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pick : present tense I/you/we/they pick he/she/it picks present participle picking past tense picked past participle picked *** 1) a) to choose someone or something from a group Out of all the girls he … English dictionary
