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pick someone's brain(s)

Fig. to talk with someone to find out information about something. I spent the afternoon with Donna, picking her brain for ideas to use in our celebration. Do you mind if I pick your brains? I need some fresh ideas.

See also: brain, pick

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I reckon he will be trying to pick brains for the rest of his career. SHANE IN A WARNE-ING TO MONTY by The Mirror (London, England) To pick brains as well as to pick up opportunities, to be out there in the thick of things in order to make the most of what comes their way. McVEY: Why we all need to join the party; TV STAR. BUSINESSWOMAN. ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) And when our female ancestors were smart enough to pick brains over brawn when choosing a mate, they inadvertently increased human intelligence by starting an evolutionary selection process that eventually created our powerful brain. PULLING POWER; Or how the brainiest blokes get best women by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			pete peter peter out petition for phase phase in phase into phase out phase out of phone phone in phone up phony as a three-dollar bill photo op phrase physical Physician, heal thyself pick pick a fight pick a lock pick and choose pick and mix pick apart pick at pick away pick brain pick brains pick from pick holes in pick of pick off pick on pick on your own size pick out pick out of pick over pick pocket pick to pieces pick up pick up after pick up marbles pick up on pick up speed pick up steam pick up the ball and run pick up the bill pick up the pace pick up the pieces pick up the slack pick up the tab pick up the threads of			pick a lock pick a quarrel pick a quarrel pick a quarrel pick a quarrel pick a quarrel pick and choose pick and choose pick and choose pick and choose pick and choose pick and dip pick and mix pick and mix Pick and Place Pick and roll pick apart pick apart pick apart pick apart pick apart pick at pick at pick at pick at pick at pick away Pick axe Pick axe Pick BASIC pick brain pick brains pick brains pick brains pick brains pick brains Pick cell Pick cells Pick cells Pick cells Pick cells Pick cells pick clean pick clean pick clean pick clean pick device Pick Disease Pick Disease Pick Disease Pick disease of the brain Pick disease of the brain Pick disease of the brain Pick dressing Pick dressing Pick Expiratory Forced Rate pick feet up pick feet up pick feet up pick feet up Pick for a guitar

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