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• brain-pick|ing — «BRAYN PIHCK ihng», noun. U.S. Informal. the extraction of useful information by repeated questioning: »There s a large number of people to whom the Vice President turns for sporadic brain picking (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

• cher|ry-pick|ing — «CHEHR ee PIHK ihng», noun. the act or practice of selecting only the best or most desirable: »Chief among the forces…was cherry picking, the practice used by for profit insurers to lure away Empire s young and healthy customers (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• cot|ton-pick|ing — «KOT uhn PIHK ihng», adjective, adverb. U.S. Slang. –adj. 1. lowly; worthless. 2. (as an intensive only) confounded: »Whoever said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door was out of his cotton picking mind… …   Useful english dictionary

• cot·ton-pick·ing — /ˈkɑːtn̩ˌpıkən/ adj, always used before a noun US old fashioned + informal used to make a statement more forceful She didn t do a cotton picking [=damned, darned] thing all day. Now wait one cotton picking minute! He is a cotton picking [=damned] …   Useful english dictionary

• nit·pick·ing — …   Useful english dictionary

• pick — mis·pick; mis·pick·el; pick; pick·able; pick·a·dil; pick·age; pick·a·nin·ny; pick·a·way; pick·el; pick·el·hau·be; pick·er·el; pick·er·ing; pick·er·ing·ite; pick·ery; pick·et·er; pick·fork; pick·le·man; pick·ler; pick·man; pick·nick; pick·purse;… …   English syllables

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