to pick on
[phrase form: pick]
01
hacka på, reta
to keep treating someone unfairly or making unfair remarks about them
Transitive: to pick on sb
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
oskiljbar
partikel
on
grundverb
pick
presens
pick on
3:e person singular
picks on
presens particip
picking on
enkelt preteritum
picked on
perfekt particip
picked on
Exempel
Why do you always pick on him during team meetings? He's doing his best.
Varför hackar du alltid på honom under teammöten? Han gör sitt bästa.
02
välja ut, utse
to choose someone specifically for a particular task or responsibility
Transitive: to pick on sb
Exempel
When it came to assigning a leader for the campaign, the committee picked on Lisa due to her experience.
När det var dags att utse en ledare för kampanjen, valde kommittén Lisa på grund av hennes erfarenhet.
