knowing how to pick 'em
knowing how to pick 'em is the present participle and gerund of know how to pick 'em.
Meaning of know how to pick 'em
Verb
know how to pick 'em (third-person singular simple present knows how to pick 'em, present participle knowing how to pick 'em, simple past knew how to pick 'em, past participle known how to pick 'em)
- you have chosen the wrong person
- But they both turned out to be wrong for me. “Yeah, girl, you sure do know how to pick 'em.”2007, T.N. Baker, Dice, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 137
- you are good at picking people or things
Questions about knowing how to pick 'em
- What is knowing how to pick 'em the present participle and gerund of?
- Knowing how to pick 'em is the present participle and gerund of know how to pick 'em.
Words near knowing how to pick 'em in the dictionary
- knowing every trick in the book
- knowing fine well
- knowing from a bar of soap
- knowing full well
- knowing how many beans make five
- knowing how to pick 'em
- knowing how to walk before one can run
- knowing if one is Arthur or Martha
- knowing inside and out
- knowing like the back of one's hand
- knowing no bounds
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