pick out bit

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

to select or identify a specific piece or part from a larger whole

pick outphr verb + noun

Categories:

bit

Examples (10)

  • She tried to pick out a bit of glass from the carpet.
  • Can you pick out a bit of the melody from this noisy recording?
  • He managed to pick out a bit of useful information from the long report.
  • It was hard to pick out a bit of truth from all the lies.
  • The surgeon carefully had to pick out a tiny bit of shrapnel.
  • From the jumble of notes, she could pick out a bit of the familiar tune.
  • I'll just pick out a small bit of fabric for the patch.
  • They asked him to pick out a bit of evidence from the crime scene photos.
  • Even with all the distractions, I could pick out a bit of what he was saying.
  • Please pick out every bit of plastic from the organic waste.