pick over

• Verbo frasal que significa examinar o seleccionar elementos de un grupo con atención, a menudo de forma crítica o minuciosa.

A phrasal verb meaning to examine or select items from a group, often critically or carefully.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Examine carefullyinformal

   To examine a group of items one by one, often to select the best ones or to find flaws.

   examinar minuciosamente

   • She picked over the apples at the market to find the ripest ones.
   • He spent hours picking over the antique shop's inventory.
   • The critics picked over every detail of the new film.

   Sinónimosexaminego overinspectperusereviewscrutinize

2. Criticize or analyze in detailinformal

   To discuss or analyze something in a very detailed, often critical, way.

   analizar críticamente

   • The committee picked over the proposal for hours.
   • They picked over his speech, looking for any mistakes.
   • Stop picking over my work and just give me your opinion.

   Sinónimoscarpcavilcriticizedissectnitpick

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