pick over

Idioms  

1. Sort out, examine item by item, as in Dad hates to pick over the beans one by one. This term is sometimes put as picked over, describing something that has already been selected from (as in They have almost nothing left; the stock of bathing suits has been picked over). [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Value stocks are outperforming the S&P 500, leading fund managers to favor individual stock picks over broad market bets.

From Barron's

How many of those, if they are already filling out a bracket, will take extra time to sign up for a Kalshi account and transfer their picks over?

From MarketWatch

In the middle of the clearing, near a pinewood long-fire, a group of women sat on willow-branch mats, talking quietly as they shelled hazelnuts and picked over a basket of juniper berries.

From Literature

The Rams have traded nearly all of their first-round draft picks over the past decade for stellar veteran talent.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The store was pretty picked over,” Mama told her.

From Literature