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picked someone's brain

picked someone's brain is the simple past and past participle of pick someone's brain.

Meaning of pick someone's brain

Verb

pick someone's brain (third-person singular simple present picks someone's brain, present participle picking someone's brain, simple past and past participle picked someone's brain)

  1. (idiomatic) To seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.
    • After I spent a couple of hours picking his brain, his scheme started to make sense.

Questions about picked someone's brain

What is picked someone's brain the simple past and past participle of?
Picked someone's brain is the simple past and past participle of pick someone's brain.

Words near picked someone's brain in the dictionary

  1. picked out
  2. picked out of a hat
  3. picked over
  4. picked quarrels
  5. picked sides
  6. picked someone's brain
  7. picked the wrong horse
  8. picked through
  9. picked up
  10. picked up on
  11. picked up one's crumbs

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