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cotton-pickingDescribes a person who tends to become involved in matters outside of his area of concern.Rate it:

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nose-pickingTo insert a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.Rate it:

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cherry pickingSelecting only the best from a group or other range of choices.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingThe harvesting of cottonRate it:

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cotton-pickingAn intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value.Rate it:

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out of one's cotton-picking mindSynonym of out of one's mind.Rate it:

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pick outto remove by pickingRate it:

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barking up the wrong tree!Picking the wrong person, the most unlikely person, to do, listen, or accept something.Rate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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pick offTo remove by picking.Rate it:

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pick one's noseThe act of picking one's nose, insertion of a finger or other object into one's nostril.Rate it:

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