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to pick on
01
to keep treating someone unfairly or making unfair remarks about them
Transitive: to pick on sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
on
Base verb
pick
Present tense
pick on
3rd person singular
picks on
Present participle
picking on
Past simple
picked on
Past participle
picked on
Examples
It 's not nice to pick on your younger brother just because he's smaller than you.
02
to choose someone specifically for a particular task or responsibility
Transitive: to pick on sb
Examples
The coach picked on James to take the final penalty shot.
