Wordcyclopedia | English | a bone to pick

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

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bone Noun

— Bones are the hard, white things inside your body. They give your body its shape.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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pick Verb

— When you pick something, you choose it. I have picked the best people to work on this job. This was picked as the best new toy of the year. — If you pick up something, you lift it. She picked up the glass and put it down again. Pick your clothes up off the floor! The baby's crying. Can you pick him up? — If you pick up the phone, you answer it. — If you pick something up from somewhere, you go and get it. Mom, can you pick me up from Austin's at 8:00? I'll go an pick up a pizza. — If you try to pick up someone you have just met, you talk to them because you want to have sex with them. — If you pick fruit, flowers, etc., you take them off the plant. We spent the morning picking apples in the forest. Please help me pick up the books that I've dropped. — If you pick something from somewhere, you take it out of or away from that place. After dinner he picked the rice out of the children's hair. — If you pick a musical instrument such as a guitar, you play it by pulling its strings and letting them go. — If you pick at something, you touch it many times without doing anything. He was too sick to eat and just picked at his food. She picked nervously at her dress. — If you pick on someone, you are not nice to them in particular. He was picked on by his brothers for his small size.

pick Noun

— A pick is a choice. His pick for Man of the Year was John Smith. You have your pick of the rooms. Which one do you want? — A pick is a tool used to dig. He dug that hole using a pick. — A pick is something used to play a guitar with. He forgot his guitar pick.

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