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pick on(
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)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to pester)
a. meterse con
He's such a jerk. He even picks on homeless people.Es un estúpido, hasta se mete con los sin techo.
b. agarrárselas con (colloquial) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Instead of attacking her logic, he picked on her makeup.En lugar de atacar su lógica, se las agarró con su maquillaje.
a. elegir
The boss picked on Clay to get sandwiches for the staff meeting.El jefe eligió a Clay para ir por sándwiches para la junta de personal.
b. escoger
She didn't put her hand up, yet the teacher still picked on her to answer.No levantó la mano y, sin embargo, el maestro la escogió para responder.
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