Usually means: Target someone for harassment, bullying.
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  1. pick on: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pick on: Merriam-Webster
  3. pick on: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. pick on: Collins English Dictionary
  5. pick on: Wiktionary
  6. pick on: Dictionary.com
  7. pick on: Phrasal Verb Page
  8. pick on: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pick on: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pick on)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To select (a person) for a task, etc.

Similar:
pick at, bullyrag, harass, pester, make fun of, bait, worry, get at, kick around, naggle, more...

Opposite:
support, encourage, uplift, praise, compliment

Phrases:
pick up on, pick up on ebay or amazon, pick on someone, when you pick on someone, pick up on the grapevine, more...

Adjectives:
knockabout, lash, shot, roast, beat-up, ill, beat up, beef, nip and tuck, bang up, jap

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Similar:
pick at, bullyrag, harass, pester, make fun of, bait, worry, get at, kick around, naggle, more...

Opposite:
support, encourage, uplift, praise, compliment

Phrases:
pick up on, pick up on ebay or amazon, pick on someone, when you pick on someone, pick up on the grapevine, to pick up on, quick to pick up on stuff, someone unable to pick up on nuance, more...

Adjectives:
knockabout, lash, shot, roast, beat-up, ill, beat up, beef, nip and tuck, bang up, jap



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