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picking the wrong horse

picking the wrong horse is the present participle and gerund of pick the wrong horse.

Meaning of pick the wrong horse

Verb

pick the wrong horse (third-person singular simple present picks the wrong horse, present participle picking the wrong horse, simple past and past participle picked the wrong horse)

  1. Synonym of back the wrong horse.

Questions about picking the wrong horse

What is picking the wrong horse the present participle and gerund of?
Picking the wrong horse is the present participle and gerund of pick the wrong horse.

Words near picking the wrong horse in the dictionary

  1. picking quarrels and making trouble
  2. picking quarrels and provoking trouble
  3. picking quarrels and stirring up trouble
  4. picking sides
  5. picking someone's brain
  6. picking the wrong horse
  7. picking through
  8. picking up
  9. picking up on
  10. picking up one's crumbs
  11. picking up one's marbles and going home

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