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picks someone's brain

picks someone's brain is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 picks someone's brain

What is picks someone's brain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Picks someone's brain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pick someone's brain.

Words near picks someone's brain in the dictionary

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

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