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Meanings of pick over in English

Separate or remove.

Usage of pick over in English
1
In the house to pick over the food in the kitchen?
Solomon's oak: a novel
2
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to pick over yesterday's Budget.
Radio NZ
3
In the city, Haitians pick over rubble forlornly, seeking loved ones.
Reuters
4
To leave it for Rome to pick over like a vulture?
Cleopatra's Moon
5
He leisurely proceeded to pick over the tobacco before rolling it in the paper.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
6
Then the ladies come in to pick over the fruit.
11/22/63
7
Wash, pick over and soak overnight in cold water, two cups of navy beans.
The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
8
Maggie Brown and Emily Bell are in the pod to pick over the report.
The Guardian
9
But they'll be back here to pick over the remains.
Storm Over Warlock
10
They sank to their knees to pick over the fragments.
The petrified ants
11
Mrs. Dr. dear, will you pick over the fruit and beat up the eggs?
Rilla of Ingleside
12
He had a much bigger bone to pick over with the pack's top dog.
Immortal wolf
13
As a result, investors are not ready yet to pick over the wreckage for bargains.
Reuters
14
And then the British motor industry imploded, leaving foreign investors to pick over the wreckage.
The Guardian
15
Wash, dry and pick over the pine kernels and put them through the macerating machine.
The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed.
16
The girls had volunteered to help her pick over berries for canning the following day.
Kit of Greenacre Farm
This collocation consists of:
Pick over through the time
Pick over across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common