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pick over

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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It said consultants had been brought in to "pick over all the contracts" on "technicalities".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2022

Even though Allen lost to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in their head-to-head matchup, Simms still believes Allen is the pick over the former Super Bowl MVP.

From Fox News • Mar. 6, 2022

Drafting Chase with the fifth pick over left tackle Penei Sewell, who went seventh, to Detroit, has proved a franchise-altering decision.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2022

As tens of thousands of athletes, journalists and officials get ready to pack up and leave Monday, Japan will be left to pick over the answers to these questions, maybe for years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Without putting on her shoes Portia stood at the table and carefully began to pick over the greens.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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