| Id | ESLPod_0793_WE_1260 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 793 |
| Episode Title | Signing Professional Athletes |
| Phrase | pick |
| Text | The word "pick," in this podcast, means the person who is selected for a particular position or opportunity, especially when talking about an athlete who has been chosen for a team: "Ulysses is really smart, so he's always the first pick when we have to work in partners in lab class." The verb "to pick" means to choose or to select one object from a group of many: "Which color of paint did you pick for the living room?" The verb "to pick" can also mean to harvest or to take fruits or vegetables from a plant: "They spent all afternoon at the farm picking blueberries." Finally, the phrase "to pick up" means to meet someone at a place and give him or her a ride somewhere else: "I'll pick you up at 10:30." |
| Topics | Entertainment + Sports |
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