- pick a hole or holes in
- idi pick a hole or holes in, to notice and point out flaws in
From formal English to slang. 2014.
pick a hole or holes in
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pick\ a\ hole\ in — • pick a hole in • pick holes in v. phr. informal To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there… … Словарь американских идиом
pick a hole in — or[pick holes in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. * /The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no… … Dictionary of American idioms
pick a hole in — or[pick holes in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. * /The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no… … Dictionary of American idioms
hole — holeless, adj. holey, adj. /hohl/, n., v., holed, holing. n. 1. an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock. 2. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. the excavated… … Universalium
hole — [[t]hoʊl[/t]] n. v. holed, hol•ing 1) an opening through something; gap: a hole in the roof[/ex] 2) a hollow place in a solid mass; cavity: a hole in the ground[/ex] 3) the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow 4) a cramped or shabby place of … From formal English to slang
hole — [hōl] n. [ME < OE hol, orig. neut. of adj. holh, hollow, akin to Ger hohl < IE base * kaul , *kul , hollow, hollow stalk > L caulis, Gr kaulos, stalk] 1. a hollow or hollowed out place; cavity; specif., a) an excavation or pit ☆ b) a… … English World dictionary
pick\ holes\ in — • pick a hole in • pick holes in v. phr. To criticize or find fault with something, such as a speech, a statement, a theory, etc. It is easier to pick holes in someone else s argument than to make a good one yourself. Syn.: pick a hole in … Словарь американских идиом
pick — pick1 W1S1 [pık] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(choose something)¦ 2¦(flowers/fruit etc)¦ 3¦(remove something)¦ 4 pick your way through/across/among etc something 5 pick your nose 6 pick your teeth 7 pick somebody s brains 8 pick a quarrel/fight (with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hole — I UK [həʊl] / US [hoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms hole : singular hole plural holes *** 1) a space dug in the surface of the ground Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground. rabbit/mouse hole: a grassy bank containing several rabbit holes 2) in … English dictionary
