pick sb's brain
Frequency: 6.05.8 per million words
to ask someone for information because they know more about a subject than you
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Examples (10)
- I need to pick your brains: what can you tell me about credit unions?
- Could I pick your brain for a moment about the new marketing strategy?
- Hey, you're a genius at this stuff. Can I pick your brain about my computer problem?
- I picked his brain for ideas on how to start my own business.
- We're going to pick the expert's brain during the Q&A session.
- Picking her brain was the most helpful part of the meeting.
- The junior developers often pick the senior engineer's brain when they get stuck.
- If I run into any issues with the code, would it be okay if I picked your brain?
- You should pick Sarah's brain; she worked on a similar project last year.
- It's always valuable to pick the brains of those with more experience.