pick your brains

المعنى

to ask someone who knows a lot for information or advice

طلب معلومات أو نصيحة من شخص واسع المعرفة.

أمثلة

1. 1You know a lot about gardening – can I pick your brains about my roses?
2. 2Before buying a laptop, I picked Sam's brains, because he works in IT.
3. 3Aisha wants to become a vet, so she spent Saturday picking Ben's brains about his job at the animal hospital.
4. 4Could I pick your brains for five minutes? I'm stuck on my tax return and you're an accountant.
5. 5The new manager spent her first week picking everyone's brains about what customers really want.

القواعد

يتغير pick: picks، picking، picked. تشير your إلى من يعرف الإجابة: Sam's، her، everyone's. ويقال أيضا pick your brain.

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