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Meanings of
pick off
in English
Portuguese
tirar
Catalan
pelar
Spanish
pelar
Back to the meaning
Pull or pull out sharply.
pluck
tweak
pull off
Portuguese
tirar
Usage of
pick off
in English
1
Summer is a better time to try to
pick
off
a target.
2
You can
pick
off
infected flowers, but this only limits the population.
3
Odysseus often trailed behind him to
pick
off
the wounded and terrified.
4
Headshot! as they leisurely
pick
off
enemies while out of harm's way.
5
There they began to
pick
off
the American gunners one by one.
6
With that wind, they're always going to
pick
off
a few scores.
7
This has created opportunities for rivals to
pick
off
large clients.
8
A few good skirmishers would
pick
off
these riflemen and relieve the military.
9
How could the killer
pick
off
his victims and no one notice him?
10
You should therefore
pick
off
the old flowers to prevent their developing seeds.
11
Truth is, he could
pick
off
a gnat's eyelash at two hundred yards.
12
What wisdom she had she did not
pick
off
the hedge, like blackberries.
13
Too many for me to
pick
off
with the angel stone.
14
Thus, every morning someone had to
pick
off
the old flowers.
15
They will
pick
off
some of our men as we go at them.
16
With wolfish eyes they were watching every chance to
pick
off
our men.
Other examples for "pick off"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
pick
off
pick
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
pick off
Portuguese
tirar
Catalan
pelar
arrencar
arrancar
plomar
Spanish
pelar
sacar
pelliscar
jalar
arrancar
Pick off
through the time
Pick off
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common