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in_the_loop_558 to get information from someone, usually by questioning the person carefully and in great detail The expression suggests that a person’s brain contains bits of information that can be “picked” like fruit from a tree or like meat off of a bone.

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PICK (SOMEONE’S) BRAIN I was exhausted after spending hours with the investigators while they picked my brain. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to give them any useful information.You know a lot about the latest in jet engine design, don’t you? We want to pick your brain about the new design before we start to build our engine. Conversation

Id	in_the_loop_558
Idiom	PICK (SOMEONE’S) BRAIN
Definition	to get information from someone, usually by questioning the person carefully and in great detail
Examples	I was exhausted after spending hours with the investigators while they picked my brain. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to give them any useful information. You know a lot about the latest in jet engine design, don’t you? We want to pick your brain about the new design before we start to build our engine.
Extra Info	The expression suggests that a person’s brain contains bits of information that can be “picked” like fruit from a tree or like meat off of a bone.
Category	Conversation

Brain Pick Information I Loop Someone’s Questioning Person