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ESLPod_0437_WE_0549 Having a Best Friend In this podcast, the phrase "to pick (something) out" means to choose or select something: "Please go to the video store and pick out a DVD to watch tonight." The phrase "to pick (something) to pieces" means to criticize something too much: "The professor picked her paper to pieces, and when he gave it back to her, it was covered in red writing." The phrase "to pick a winner" means to pick something or someone that is very good: "You really picked a winner when you hired that employee. She is very good at her job!" Finally, the phrase "to pick (something) clean" means to eat all of the meat off of a bone so that nothing is left: "He picked the chicken leg clean and there was no meat left to give to the dog."

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ESLPod 437 to pick (something) out Relationships + Family

Id	ESLPod_0437_WE_0549
Episode Id	ESLPod 437
Episode Title	Having a Best Friend
Phrase	to pick (something) out
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to pick (something) out" means to choose or select something: "Please go to the video store and pick out a DVD to watch tonight." The phrase "to pick (something) to pieces" means to criticize something too much: "The professor picked her paper to pieces, and when he gave it back to her, it was covered in red writing." The phrase "to pick a winner" means to pick something or someone that is very good: "You really picked a winner when you hired that employee. She is very good at her job!" Finally, the phrase "to pick (something) clean" means to eat all of the meat off of a bone so that nothing is left: "He picked the chicken leg clean and there was no meat left to give to the dog."
Topics	Relationships + Family

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