10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICK SOMEONE'S BRAINS»
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pick someone's brains in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pick someone's brains and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Should we, for instance, say 'pick someone's brains' or 'pick someone's brain'?
Let us look at the entry for pick. pick v [T] 1. To take (what one likes) from among a
group: The students have to pick their courses from a list. 2. [for] to pull or break ...
M L Tickoo, M P Bhaskaran, Shanta Rameshwar Rao (general Editors), 2005
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By Word of Mouth: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Linguistic Action ...
In pick someone's brains the interaction described is that of eliciting information.
The LA is conceived as an act of stealing, but because of the skilfulness the
experiencer does not notice this (cf. picking someone's pocket). The information ...
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Conceptualizations and Mental Processing in Language
Yet another use of the container image describes the LA as the removal of
something from a container: pick someone's brains, brainwash, take the words
out of someone'.s mouth, take one's breath away. The actions violate the self
control of ...
Richard A. Geiger, Brygida Rudzka-Ostyn, 1993
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
2 to keep on touching, scratching or pulling at (something, esp a scab): Do stop
picking at that scab or the cut will never heal. pick someone's brains (in/) to ask (a
person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
4 to get, take or extract whatever is of use or value from something • pick a bone
clean • pick someone's brains. 5 to steal money or valuables from (someone's
pocket). See also PICKPOCKET 6 to undo; to unpick • pick a dress to pieces.
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Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
2 eat something in small amounts. pick someone's brains informal obtain
information by questioning someone. pick a fight provoke an argument or fight.
pick holes in find fault with. pick a lock open a lock with an instrument other than
the ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Maurice Waite, 2012
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The Chambers Dictionary
... or dangerous ground; pick out to make out, distinguish; to pluck out; to select
from a number; to mark with spots of colour, etc. pick over to go over and select;
pick someone's brains to make use of another's brains or ideas for one's own
ends; ...
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... to choose or select. 2 to identify or recognize. 3 to play (a tune) note by note,
pick someone's brains to obtain ideas from a person for one's own use. pick
someone's pocket to steal from a person's pocket or bag. pickpocket n pickup! to
lift up ...
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
3 (tr; up, off, out. etc.) to lift, remove, detach or extract: picked a crumb off the
carpet. A(tr) to open (a lock) with a device other than a key. 5 (tr) to get, take or
extract whatever is of use or value from: pick a bone (clean); pick someone's
brains.
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... have (something) on the brain to be unable to forget about (something) or to
think about anything else: I've had that piece of music on the brain all day; He has
football on the brain and talks about it all the time. pick (someone's) brains to ask
...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICK SOMEONE'S BRAINS»
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pick someone's brains is used in the context of the following news items.
Football - Teale hoping to remain Saints boss
"I'm still learning my trade and it can be an eye-opener on this side, so if I can pick someone's brains then that is an opportunity I'd like to take.". «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jan 15»
Tennis-Spanish federation made a mess of Leon appointment, says …
However, if the Spanish players want to pick someone's brains on how to work successfully with a woman, they can turn to Murray. The Scot ... «Reuters UK, Oct 14»
Women in business – Caroline Webb, management consultant
It means rewording those emails that ask if you can 'pick someone's brains', and instead getting creative about whether there's something you ... «Financial Times, Mar 14»
So You Want To Pick Someone's Brains? Do It Right.
So You Want To Pick Someone's Brains? Do It Right. Aug 1, 2013. 23,655 views; 166 Likes; 57 Comments. Share on LinkedIn · Share on Facebook · Share on ... «LinkedIn Today, Aug 13»
I was ready to lead Pakistan 4-5 years ago: Afridi
“If I feel I need to pick someone's brains, I will do it. Too many ideas make the job difficult. Once I take a decision, I stick to it,” he said. Keywords: ... «The Hindu, Jul 10»
