pick up the threads

pick up one's marbles and go home

To abruptly leave or abandon a situation or activity in which one is d…

pick someone's brain

To seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of so…

pick corners

To choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match)…

pick up the tab

To accept a bill and pay it, especially at a bar or restaurant.

pick of the litter

The best person or item in a group; the best that one has to offer.

pick up stitches

To add stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off,…