pick\ one's\ way

pick\ one's\ way
v. phr.
To go ahead carefully in difficult or unfamiliar places; advance with care.

After nightfall we drove slowly along, picking our way until we found the right turn.

He picked his way across the rough and rocky hillside.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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