pick holes in
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You can pick holes in New England, Denver and Indianapolis really for feasting on the lesser sides, with only five of their combined 24 victories coming against teams with a winning record - and one of those was the Colts beating the Broncos.
From BBC
A Ioan Lloyd penalty halted the comeback, as Lousi once again began to pick holes in the defence.
From BBC
"It'll be extremely hard to get through. Motherwell are a top side and they'll analyse us now and pick holes in our game. We're only at half-time."
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Grant: If you’re going to pick holes in the finale, let me ask you this: Did you think the bridge was high enough?
From Los Angeles Times
The off-field drama did not translate on to the pitch as sides with the two of the best recent defensive records in the Premier League struggled to pick holes in another.
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