pick and choose

verb

To choose selectively or fastidiously.

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Meanings

verbpick and choose (third-person singular simple present picks and chooses, present participle picking and choosing, simple past picked and chose, past participle picked and chosen)

present singular third person picks and chooses · participle present picking and choosing · past picked and chose · participle past picked and chosen

  1. intransitiveTo choose selectively or fastidiously.
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APA

pick and choose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20and%20choose

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick and choose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20and%20choose.

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