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pick on someone your own size

pick on someone your own size phrase: an admonition of cowardice, usually said to make someone cease harassing or bullying someone else, especially where the bullied party is physically smaller or weaker than the bully.

Phrase

pick on someone your own size

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) An admonition of cowardice, usually said to make someone cease harassing or bullying someone else, especially where the bullied party is physically smaller or weaker than the bully.
    • "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" I say angrily as he tries to push her out of line.1988 February 7, Marea Murray, “Battles Joined: Oddysey of a Lesbian AIDS Activist”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 8

Questions about pick on someone your own size

What does pick on someone your own size mean?
Pick on someone your own size means an admonition of cowardice, usually said to make someone cease harassing or bullying someone else, especially where the bullied party is physically smaller or weaker than the bully.
What part of speech is pick on someone your own size?
Pick on someone your own size is a phrase.

Words near pick on someone your own size in the dictionary

  1. pick of the crop
  2. pick of the litter
  3. pick off
  4. pick offs
  5. pick on
  6. pick on someone your own size
  7. pick one's battles
  8. pick one's nose
  9. pick one's way
  10. pick oneself up off the floor
  11. pick out

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