pick off

• Фразовый глагол, означающий стрелять или нацеливаться на кого-то или что-то по одному, или удалять/отделять что-то от группы.

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Remove one by oneinformal

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

   Удалять по одному

   • 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.

   Synonymsculldetachpluckremovetake

2. Target and eliminateinformal

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

   Выцеливать и устранять

   • 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.

   Synonymseliminategun downhitkillshoot downsnipetake outtarget

3. Select and criticizeinformal

   To single out someone or something for criticism or attack.

   Выискивать и критиковать

   • 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.

   Synonymsattackcriticizesingle outtarget

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