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What does the idiom "to pick away at sth." mean?
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pick something away
to pull or pinch something loose from something. Mary picked the meat away from the bones. He picked away the burrs.
to pull or pinch something loose from something. Mary picked the meat away from the bones. He picked away the burrs.
could someone please explain where all the normal people are??.....I seem to be stuck in a thread full of weirdo's
could someone please explain where all the normal people are??.....I seem to be stuck in a thread full of weirdo's
The iPhone section is in a different area.
It's actually "pick away at the Sith". Those Jedi are always trying to "pick away", or get rid of the Sith Lords. It seems the Jedi were a bit upset about Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader's whole "kill all the Jedi" plan.
