pick and choose
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“Our job is to come up with a lot of options and they’ll pick and choose what they want, time permitting and other factors,” says Fitzgerald.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"It's about football intelligence – you really have to pick and choose your moments where you exert yourself."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
I’d pick and choose too many complex dishes and opt for recipes I’d never made before.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
“The intermediate is where we’re seeing the ups and downs, but we can pick and choose what comes out of it,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Still, he thought, this was no time to pick and choose.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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