to examine a collection of things carefully so that you can decide which ones you want
to talk about something in detail
Birds were picking over the rubbish washed up on the beach.
She says'A courtroom is a barbaric venue in which to pick over the carcass of a failed marriage.'
They spent ages picking over the flaws in his character.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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