pick over
phrasal verbpick something over | pick through something
- to examine a group of things carefully, especially to choose the ones you want
- Pick over the lentils and remove any little stones.
- I picked through the facts of the case.
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pick through something | pick something over
- to examine a group of things carefully, especially to choose the ones you want
- I picked through the facts of the case.
- Pick over the lentils and remove any little stones.