pick off

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A phrasal verb meaning to shoot or target someone or something one by one, or to remove or separate something from a group.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Remove one by oneinformal

   To remove or take something from a group or surface, often with care or precision.

   Einzeln entfernen

   • She picked off the dead leaves from the plant.
   • He carefully picked off the stickers from the laptop.
   • The chef picked off the tiny bones from the fish fillet.

   Synonymeculldetachpluckremovetake

2. Target and eliminateinformal

   To shoot or attack someone or something individually, especially from a distance.

   Gezielt ausschalten

   • The sniper picked off the enemy soldiers one by one.
   • In the game, he picked off the opponents with precise shots.
   • The hunter picked off the birds from the tree.

   Synonymeeliminategun downhitkillshoot downsnipetake outtarget

3. Select and criticizeinformal

   To single out someone or something for criticism or attack.

   Auswählen und kritisieren

   • The critic picked off every flaw in the movie.
   • During the debate, he picked off his opponent's arguments.
   • She picked off the weakest points in the proposal.

   Synonymeattackcriticizesingle outtarget

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