Значение идиомы pick apart

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1. Значение идиомы pick a hole in[pick a hole in] or [pick holes in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find amistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. The witness saidhe had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyerpicked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no moon andthat it rained Sunday night. Mary is ... Читать далее...
2. Значение идиомы pick holes in[pick holes in] {v. phr.} To criticize or find fault withsomething, such as a speech, a statement, a theory, etc. It iseasier to pick holes in someone else’s argument than to make a goodone yourself....
3. Значение идиомы pick at[pick at] {v.} 1. To reach or grasp for repeatedly. The babykept picking at the coverlet. 2. To eat without appetite; choose asmall piece every little while to eat. He picked at his food. 3.To annoy or bother continually; find fault with. They showed theirdispleasure by continually picking at her. Syn.: PICK ON....
4. Перевод идиомы pick a fight (with someone) / pick fights (with someone) / pick a quarrel (with someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pick a fight (with someone) / pick fights (with someone) / pick a quarrel (with someone) Перевод: начать ссору, драку с кем-либо (обычно преднамеренно) Пример: The man tried to pick a fight with his old friend. Мужчина пытался поссориться со своим старым другом....
5. Значение идиомы pick up[pick up] {v.} 1. To take up; lift. During the morning Mrs. Carter picked up sticks in the yard. 2. {informal} To pay for someoneelse. After lunch, in the restaurant, Uncle Bob picked up thecheck. 3. To take on or away; receive; get. At the next corner thebus stopped and picked up three people. 4. ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы pick over[pick over] {v.} To select the best of; look at and take what isgood from; choose from. She picked the apples over and threw outthe bad ones. We hurried to the big sale, but we were late andeverything had already been picked over....
7. Значение идиомы find fault[find fault] {v. phr.} To find something wrong; complain;criticize. She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. They found fault with every box I made. Compare: JUMP ON, PICKAT....
8. Значение идиомы pick on[pick on] {v.} 1. {informal} To make a habit of annoying orbothering ; do or say bad things to. Other boyspicked on him until he decided to fight them. Syn.: PICK AT. 2. Tosingle out; choose; select. He visited a lot of colleges, andfinally picked on Stanford....
9. Значение идиомы hand-pick[hand-pick] {v.}, {informal} To choose very carefully. Thisdebating team should win because its members are all hand-picked. The political bosses hand-picked a man for mayor who would agree withthem....
10. Перевод идиомы pick up a trail / pick up a scent, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pick up a trail / pick up a scent Перевод: учуять след, запах человека или животного, за которым идет погоня Пример: The tracking dogs were easily able to pick up the trail of the criminal. Собаки легко смогли учуять след преступника....
11. Значение идиомы pick off[pick off] {v.} 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers. Hepicked off the burs that had stuck to his overcoat. 2. To shoot, oneat a time; knock down one by one. The sniper picked off the slowersoldiers as they came out into the road. 3. To catch a base runneroff base by throwing the ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы pick a pocket[pick a pocket] {v. phr.} To steal by removing from the pocket ofanother. While in the train, somebody picked his pocket and tookthe last dollar he had....
13. Значение идиомы pick out[pick out] {v.} 1. To choose. It took Mary a long time to pickout a dress at the store. 2. To see among others; recognize; tellfrom others. We could pick out different places in the city fromthe airplane. We could not pick Bob out in the big crowd. Syn.:MAKE OUT. 3. To find by examining ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы pick-me-up[pick-me-up] {n. phr.} Something you take when you feel tired orweak. John stopped at a drugstore for a pick-me-up after workingthree hours overtime. Mary always carried a bar of chocolate inher pocketbook for a pick-me-up....
15. Перевод идиомы pick up the tab / check (for something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pick up the tab / check (for something) Перевод: оплатить счет (за что-либо), взять на себя расходы Пример: I picked up the tab for the dinner at the restaurant. Я оплатил счет за ужин в ресторане....
16. Значение идиомы bone to pick[bone to pick] or [crow to pick] {n. phr.}, {informal} A reason for dispute; something to complain of or argue about. — Often used jokingly. «I have a bone to pick with you,» he said. There was always a crow to pick about which one would shave first in the morning. Compare: BONE OF CONTENTION....
17. Getting ChildcareMy friend Susan is an engineer and she’s also a Single mom. She has been working some Odd hours lately and was having a Tough time finding Childcare for her 4-year-old daughter and her 8-year-old son. Her daughter, Kimberly, is enrolled in a Preschool and Susan is able To drop her off On her way ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы pick and choose[pick and choose] {v.} To select with much care; choose in a fussyway; take a long time before choosing. He was never one to pick andchoose. Some people pick and choose to get something perfect, andsome just because they can’t make up their minds....
19. Перевод слова pickPick — ледоруб, кирка; выбирать, собирать Перевод слова To pick a lock — открывать замок отмычкой pick the best — выбирайте самое лучшее to pick grapes — собирать виноград Pick out the dress that you like best. Выбери платье, которое больше всего тебе нравится. Mummy, can you Pick me up? Мамочка, ты можешь меня забрать? ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы at fault[at fault] {adj. phr.} Responsible for an error or failure; to blame. The driver who didn’t stop at the red light was at fault in the accident. When the engine would not start, the mechanic looked at all the parts to find what was at fault. Syn.: IN THE WRONG....
21. Значение идиомы pick the brains of[pick the brains of] {v. phr.} To get ideas or information about aparticular subject by asking an expert. If you have time, I’d liketo pick your brains about home computers....
22. Значение идиомы pick a quarrel[pick a quarrel] {v. phr.} To seek the opportunity for a fight or aquarrel. When Charlie has too much to drink, he has a tendency topick a quarrel with whomever happens to be around. See: PICK A FIGHT....
23. Значение идиомы pick a the lockPick a The lock [pick a The lock] {v. phr.} To burglarize; open illegally; open alock without the regular key. The robber got into the house bypicking the lock....
24. Перевод идиомы have a bone to pick (with someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: have a bone to pick (with someone) Перевод: быть несогласным с кем-либо, быть недовольным кем-либо, иметь с кем-либо разногласия Пример: I have a bone to pick with my boss because of his criticism of me. У меня разногласия с моим начальником из-за его упреков в мой адрес....
25. Перевод идиомы take up (where one left off) / pick up (where one left off), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: take up (where one left off) / pick up (where one left off) Перевод: продолжить что-либо с того момента или места, где кто-либо остановился, закончил Пример: We will pick up where we left off during the next class. Мы продолжим с того места, где остановились, на следующем уроке....
26. Значение идиомы tear down[tear down] {v.} 1. To take all down in pieces; destroy. Theworkmen tore down the old house and built a new house in its place. 2. To take to pieces or parts. The mechanics had to tear down theengine, and fix it, and put it together again. 3. To say bad thingsabout; criticize. «Why do ... Читать далее...
27. Фразовый глагол pick up (2) — перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: pick up (2) Перевод: заехать за кем-нибудь на машине Пример: What time are you going to pick me up? Когда ты собираешься заехать за мной?...
28. Значение идиомы pick one’s way[pick one’s way] {v. phr.} To go ahead carefully in difficult orunfamiliar places; advance with care. After nightfall we droveslowly along, picking our way until we found the right turn. Hepicked his way across the rough and rocky hillside....
29. Фразовый глагол pick up (4) — перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: pick up (4) Перевод: познакомиться с, подцепить кого-либо Пример: Some weird guy tried to pick Patricia up at the bar. Какой-то странный парень пытался познакомиться с Патришей в баре....
30. Значение идиомы pick up the tab[pick up the tab] {v. phr.} To pay the bill in a restaurant; be theone who underwrites financially what others are doing. «I am alwaysthe one who picks up the tab,» Charlie complained bitterly. «Othersget away with being freeloaders.» Compare: FOOT THE BILL....
31. Значение идиомы take exception to[take exception to] {v. phr.} To speak against; find fault with; bedispleased or angered by; criticize. There was nothing in thespeech that you could take exception to. Did she take exception tomy remarks about her cooking....
32. Фразовый глагол pick up (5) — перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: pick up (5) Фразовый глагол: pick up (5) разг. Перевод: улучшаться, набирать скорость, набирать обороты Пример: Business is really picking up this quarter. В этом квартале дела идут намного лучше....
33. Перевод слова criticizeCriticize — критиковать, порицать Перевод слова Criticize a regime — критиковать режим criticize a suggestion — критиковать предложение to criticize severely — подвергнуть суровой критике He has no occasion to Criticize me. У него нет причин критиковать меня. The paper Criticized the new movie. Газета раскритиковала новый фильм. It’s not your place to Criticize me! ... Читать далее...
34. Фразовый глагол pick up (3) — перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: pick up (3) Перевод: выучить что-либо без усилий (как правило, за счет опыта, пережитого, а не за счет теоретических знаний, учебников) Пример: It’s easier to pick up English if you live in an English-speaking country. Английский выучить легче, если жить в англо-говорящей стране....
35. Значение идиомы to a fault[to a fault] {adv. phr.} So very well that it is in a way bad; tothe point of being rather foolish; too well; too much. Aunt Maywants everything in her house to be exactly right; she is neat to afault. Mary acts her part to a fault. John carriesthoroughness to a fault; he spends many ... Читать далее...
36. Значение идиомы to pieces[to pieces] {adv. phr.} 1. Into broken pieces or fragments;destroyed. The cannon shot the town to pieces. The vase fell topieces in Mary’s hand. 2. {informal} So as not to work; into a stateof not operating. After 100,000 miles the car went to pieces. When Mary heard of her mother’s death, she went to pieces. ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы cut to pieces[cut to pieces] {v. phr.} 1. To divide into small parts with something sharp; cut badly or completely. Baby has cut the newspaper to pieces with scissors. 2. To destroy or defeat completely. The soldiers were cut to pieces by the Indians. When Dick showed his book report to his big sister for correction, she ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы jump on[jump on] or [jump all over] or [land on] or [land all over] {v. phr.}, {informal} To scold; criticize; blame. Tom’s boss jumped allover Tom because he made a careless mistake. Janice landed onRobert for dressing carelessly for their date. «I don’t know whyBill is always jumping on me; I just don’t understand him,» said ... Читать далее...
39. Перевод слова faultFault — вина, ошибка, недочет, дефект Перевод слова A fault in cloth — дефект в ткани it is his great fault — это его большой недостаток there’s your fault — вот в чем ваша ошибка faults of a child — проступки ребенка The Fault is attached to the bus driver. Вина лежит на водителе автобуса. ... Читать далее...
40. Значение идиомы go to pieces[go to pieces] {v. phr.} To become very nervous or sick fromnervousness; become wild. Mrs. Vance went to pieces when she heardher daughter was in the hospital. The man went to pieces when thejudge said he would have to go to prison for life. Mary goes topieces when she can’t have her own way....