pick someone/something out
- pick someone/something out
distinguish someone or something among a group of people or things
Lester picked out two familiar voices
■ (of a light) illuminate an object by shining directly on it
■ usu. be picked out distinguish shapes or letters from their surroundings by painting or fashioning them in a contrasting color or medium
the initials are picked out in diamonds
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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pick apart — pick (someone/something) apart to find mistakes, weaknesses, or faults in someone or something. When new software is developed, the company sends out a test version and asks users to pick it apart. Lots of players are picked apart by their… … New idioms dictionary
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