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pick up English

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pick up

take and lift upward take up by hand He picked up the book and started to read give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway (= collect) gather or collect You can get the results on Monday She picked up the children at the day care center They pick up our trash twice a week (= learn, see) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally I learned that she has two grown-up children I see that you have been promoted get in addition, as an increase The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home (= nab) take into custody the police nabbed the suspected criminals buy casually or spontaneously I picked up some food for a snack register (perceptual input) pick up a signal lift out or reflect from a background The scarf picks up the color of the skirt His eyes picked up his smile meet someone for sexual purposes he always tries to pick up girls in bars improve significantly; go from bad to good Her performance in school picked up (= uplift) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism Music can uplift your spirits (= catch) perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily I caught the aroma of coffee He caught the allusion in her glance ears open to catch every sound The dog picked up the scent Catch a glimpse (= peck) eat by pecking at, like a bird gain or regain energy I picked up after a nap

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So, anyway, my cousin's best friend's older brother's girlfriend's sister is gonna be bringing some by this afternoon, and I know it sounds a little stupid, but I'm kind of nervous to pick them up myself.

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