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pick someone's brains

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
pick- -some-one's brains
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of pick someone's brain.

Inflected Forms

picks someone's brains (present, singular) picking someone's brains (participle, present) picked someone's brains (participle, past) picked someone's brains (past)

Questions

What does pick someone's brains mean?
Alternative form of pick someone's brain.

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