brain-picking
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of brain-picking
1950–55; from the verb phrase pick someone's brains; see -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Now, anyone can Tweet, email or send a LinkedIn request for a brain-picking meetup over coffee or lunch.
From Forbes ● Jul. 15, 2014
For all his brain-picking, Gunther was so likable and professionally esteemed that he was elected first president of Vienna's Anglo-American Press Association in 1931.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is impetuous, forceful, dedicated; a doer rather than a thinker; a man adept at brain-picking.
From Time Magazine Archive
The brain-picking bees brought no spectacular changes in his papers, but they goaded his staff into taking thought.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Must be something big enough to bug the old man into brain-picking, otherwise he'd never stoop to juniors before making a decision."
From The Thirst Quenchers by Rick Raphael
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