pick+off
81pick someone/thing off — shoot a member of a group from a distance. → pick …
82pick-me-up — n Informal. 1. pick up, refreshment, stimulation, enlivenment, invigoration, vivification, revival, Inf. shot in the arm, Inf. boost, Inf. lifesaver; stimulant, stimulus, stimulator, energizer, restorative, restorer, bracer, tonic, roborant,… …
83off the wagon — drinking alcohol again, after having stopped. If she falls off the wagon again, she ll just have to pick herself up and try to stop drinking. Usage notes: usually said about someone who has an alcohol problem Opposite of: on the wagon …
84pick someone up — informal 1) he was picked up by the police Syn: arrest, apprehend, detain, take into custody, seize; informal nab, run in; Brit.; informal nick 2) he picked her up in a club Syn: meet; informal ge …
85Pick up stitches (knitting) — In knitting, picking up stitches means adding stiches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off or belong to the selvage.Picking up stitches is commonly done in knitting garments, e.g., in knitting the collar or sleeves. Picking up… …
86pick out — verb a) to remove by picking 1859, Charles Dickens b) to select : Madame Defarge herself picked out the pattern on her sleeve with her toothpick, and saw and heard something inaudible and invisible a long way off …
87pick up a knife — obsolete to fall off a horse An object of shame in the days when most people could ride. The pretence was that the loss of your seat was intentional. Much humorous use …
88pick up (to) — Start where one left off; a stimulant; a casual encounter …
89pull off — verb 1. pull or pull out sharply (Freq. 2) pluck the flowers off the bush • Syn: ↑pluck, ↑tweak, ↑pick off • Derivationally related forms: ↑tweak (for: ↑ …
90draw off — verb 1. remove by drawing or pulling (Freq. 1) She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese • Syn: ↑draw away, ↑pull off • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑ …
