pick someone's brains

pick (one's) brain(s)

To ask one questions in order to obtain detailed information or advice. You should pick John's brain sometime. He knows all about car engines. I've just started playing professionally, and I'd love to pick your brains for any tips you might have.

pick someone's brains

pick someone's brain

INFORMAL

If you pick someone's brains or pick their brain, you ask them for advice or information. I'd like to pick your brains about something. Nothing urgent. She, in turn, picked my brains about London as she was thinking about a trip to England. He has helped me enormously over the last few years. We used to travel down to training together and I was always picking his brain for information.

pick someone's brains (or brain)

question someone who is better informed about a subject than yourself in order to obtain information. informal

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释义	pick someone's brains pick (one's) brain(s) To ask one questions in order to obtain detailed information or advice. You should pick John's brain sometime. He knows all about car engines. I've just started playing professionally, and I'd love to pick your brains for any tips you might have. See also: pick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pick someone's brains or pick someone's brain INFORMAL If you pick someone's brains or pick their brain, you ask them for advice or information. I'd like to pick your brains about something. Nothing urgent. She, in turn, picked my brains about London as she was thinking about a trip to England. He has helped me enormously over the last few years. We used to travel down to training together and I was always picking his brain for information. See also: brain, pick Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. pick someone's brains (or brain) question someone who is better informed about a subject than yourself in order to obtain information. informal See also: brain, pick Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: hit home with (one) (one's) back is up a fly on the wall fly on the wall be over the hills and far away for the ride go along for the ride be/go along for the ride along for the ride along for the ride, to go/to come/just
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