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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
Synonyms
Examples for "
pluck
"
pluck
tweak
pull off
Examples for "
pluck
"
1
For food, they need merely
pluck
bananas and mangoes from the trees.
2
He showed any amount of
pluck
in the affair with the Indians.
3
He approached the Bush, and stooped to
pluck
one of the Roses.
4
The women like prowess and the manly virtues of
pluck
and endurance.
5
Three times now I've stepped in to
pluck
her out of danger.
1
This new
tweak
promises more relevant stories based on two significant changes.
2
Jenkins has introduced legislation over the years to
tweak
educational savings plans.
3
Tendulkar also noticed Smith
tweak
his approach when England used a leg-slip.
4
Disney's technology
tweak
could be a nice public relations boost for Apple.
5
It might bring major changes, or it might
tweak
around the edges.
1
Parents these days are expected to
pull
off
a financial Mission: Impossible.
2
But could the Spirit
pull
off
that crowd 12 times a year?
3
Future lessons So could Sweden
pull
off
anything like Dagen H today?
4
For all that, the picture can't quite
pull
off
its ambitious challenge.
5
It's not 'you
pull
off
those Barbie books.' Trust me on this.
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