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1 pick holes in
(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) plukke fra hverandre; kritisere -
2 pick
I 1. pik verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velge/plukke ut2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plukke; sanke, høste3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) løfte/ta opp4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dirke opp (en lås)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) valg2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) kremen, det beste, toppen•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II pik noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hakkehakke--------plukke--------sankeIsubst. \/pɪk\/1) det å velge, retten til å velge2) (spesielt amer.) valg (en\/noe som er utvalgt)have one's pick få velge (etter behag)take your pick det er bare å velge, ta ut det du vil haIIsubst. \/pɪk\/1) spisshakke, ishakke2) ( veving) skudd3) ( gruvedrift) hakke4) ( musikk) plekterIIIverb \/pɪk\/1) plukke(s), sanke(s), høste(s)2) pille, plukke, pirke3) velge ut, plukke ut4) hakke (opp), lage et hull (med en hakke)5) rense, plukke6) klimpre på7) stjele innholdet i (lomme, veske e.l.)pick a fight\/quarrel provosere frem en slåsskamp\/krangelpick and choose velge og vrakepick at one's food plukke i maten, spise litepick at something plukke på noepick off plukke (bort), plukke av skyte ned (en etter en), fjerne (en etter en)(amer. fotball, også interception) å snappe ballen fra motstanderenpick oneself up (etter fall, også overført) reise seg, komme seg på benapick on somebody plage noen, kritisere noen for småfeilpick out velge (ut), plukke ut peke ut, kjenne igjen få fram, forsøke å finnepick over rense, gå gjennom, sorterepick somebody off skyte noen ned (med omhyggelig sikte)pick somebody's brain(s) spørre en velinformert person om informasjon eller rådpick somebody to pieces kritisere noen nådeløstpick somebody up hente noen med kjøretøy, ta noen med i kjøretøy( hverdagslig) arrestere noen ( hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen (i håp om et amorøst eventyr)pick somebody up on something påpeke en feil i noe som noen har sagt• the teacher said Lusaka was in Kenya, but we picked her up on that one straight awaypick something off plukke noe av\/bortpick something to pieces plukke noe i fillerpick up plukke opp, ta opp, løfteta av telefonrøret \/ svare telefonenkomme over, finne, få tak igjenvinne, få tilbake, gjenopptakomme seg (på bena), bli frisk, bli bedrelære, få med seg, tilegne seg (uten videre strev)• where did you pick up your Irish intonation?hvor lærte du å bruke irsk tonefall? fange inn, oppfatte, få innhakke opp, hakke i stykkerpick up with somebody ( hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen -
3 hole
həul 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) hull, sprekk2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) hull3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.)2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) lage hull i, gjennomhulle2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.)•- hole outhullIsubst. \/həʊl\/1) ( gjennom noe) hull, åpning2) hulrom, grop3) ( sjøfart) gatt4) ( overført) hull, høl5) ( hverdagslig) knipe, klemme, forklaring: kinkig eller pinlig situasjon6) hi7) ( golf) hull8) ( golf) forklaring: poeng vunnet av den som får ballen fra tee-en til hullet med færrest slag9) ( overført) feil, brist, sviktblow a hole in ødelegge virkningen avcaught like a rat in the hole ( overført) trengt opp i et hjørnehalved hole ( golf) delt hullhole in the wall (amer.) en liten, luguber restaurant ; en liten, luguber butikk (britisk, slang) minibank, bankomatin holes eller all in holes full av hulljeg har hull overalt på strømpene, strømpene mine er fulle av hullin the hole (softball, baseball) tredje slagmann i en omgang• she is $500 in the holeknock holes in an argument knuse et argumentlike a hole in the head ( hverdagslig) ikke i det hele tattmake a (large) hole in gjøre et dypt innhugg i (pengekassen e.l.)make a hole-in-one ( golf) gjøre hole-in-one (treffe hullet med ett slag fra tee-en)pick holes eller pick a hole in hakke hull i, hakke hull på ( overført) slå hull på, finne feil ved, kritisereput a big hole in ( hverdagslig) spise eller drikke en stor del avwear something into holes slite hull på noework holes in slite hull iIIverb \/həʊl\/1) hulle, gjennomhulle, lage hull (i)2) forklaring: plassere eller legge i hull3) ( golf) gå i hull, slå i hull (ball)4) få hull, gå i stykker (om sokker)hole up gå i vinterhi (slang, amer.) gjemme seg, holde seg skjult
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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 holes in — (something) to find mistakes in something someone has done or said, to show that it is not good or not correct. The lawyer did her best to pick holes in the witness s statement … New idioms dictionary
pick holes in — ► pick holes in find fault with. Main Entry: ↑pick … English terms dictionary
pick holes in — (informal).See criticize. → hole * * * pick holes in see under ↑pick1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hole pick holes in To find fault with • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pick holes in — criticize, look for errors or faults, nitpick Grant won t show you his work because you pick holes in it … English idioms
pick holes in something — phrase to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing It was almost impossible to pick holes in his argument. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe… … Useful english dictionary
pick holes in something — pick holes in (something) to find mistakes in something someone has done or said, to show that it is not good or not correct. The lawyer did her best to pick holes in the witness s statement … New idioms dictionary
pick holes in something — to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing It was almost impossible to pick holes in his argument … English dictionary
pick holes — If someone picks holes in something such as a plan, an idea or a proposal, they criticize it or try to find fault with it. Why don t you make a suggestion instead of picking holes in all my ideas! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions