pick (one's) way
pick (one's) way
To carefully move through or over something. We picked our way through the woods to avoid tripping over any roots.
See also: pick, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pick one's way
Find and move through a passage carefully, as in She picked her way through the crowd outside the theater, or, more figuratively, He picked his way through the mass of 19th-century journals, looking for references to his subject . [Early 1700s]
See also: pick, way
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
pick your ˈway (across, over, etc. something)
walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet: She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.See also: pick, way
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
pick (one's) way
To find passage and make careful progress through it: picked her way down the slope.
See also: pick, way
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- pick one's way
- pick way
- pick your way
- trip over (one's) tongue
- do someone or something justice
- keep (one's) feet
- keep your feet
- ain’t 1
- go out of
- helluva someone/something