IdiomBody & Senses
English
Englishpick someone's brain
Meaning: To get information from someone, usually by questioning the person carefully and in great detail.
Example: “Can I pick your brain about starting a podcast?”
Origin: To "pick" is to take small pieces off something, as one picks meat from a bone. The phrase for gathering someone's knowledge is found from the mid-19th century.
More English idioms
- rack one's brain To search through one's mind intensively; to try very hard to think of something.
- rule of thumb A rough guide; an unwritten or customary rule based on experience or practice.
- save face To avoid humiliation and keep one's dignity or reputation.
- see eye to eye To agree.
- set someone's teeth on edge To irritate.
- shake a leg To hurry.
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