pick fault

verb

To make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.

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Meanings

verbpick fault (third-person singular simple present picks fault, present participle picking fault, simple past and past participle picked fault)

present singular third person picks fault · participle present picking fault · participle past picked fault · past picked fault

  1. To make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.
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