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Definition of cherry-pick verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cherry-pick

verb
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪk/
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪk/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cherry-pick
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪk/
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪk/
he / she / it cherry-picks
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪks/
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪks/
past simple cherry-picked
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪkt/
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪkt/
past participle cherry-picked
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪkt/
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪkt/
-ing form cherry-picking
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈtʃeri pɪkɪŋ/
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  1. cherry-pick (somebody/something) to choose the best people or things from a group and leave those that are not so good
See cherry-pick in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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