pick on
English
Verb
pick on (third-person singular simple present picks on, present participle picking on, simple past and past participle picked on)
- (transitive) To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
- Hey! Quit picking on your brother.
- 1998, Korn (band), Reclaim my Place (song)
- Had no friends, picked on 'cause I was weak
- 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 3 November 2022, retrieved 5 November 2022, 22:11 from the start:
- Deciding that he hasn't had enough action for one day, Captain Evans of the Johnston orders another 180-degree about-face to give gunfire support to the new arrivals, this time picking on the heavy cruiser Tone.
- (transitive) To select (a person) for a task, etc.
- The teacher picked on me to answer the question.
Synonyms
- pester, pick at
Translations
bully, bother, or harass
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