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". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pick one's way — To choose carefully where to put one s feet, as (or as if) on dirty or dangerous ground • • • Main Entry: ↑pick … Useful english dictionary
pick one's way — ► pick one s way walk slowly and carefully. Main Entry: ↑pick … English terms dictionary
pick one's way — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. move cautiously, find one s way, work through; see find 1 , sneak , walk 1 … English dictionary for students
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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pick one's way — walk slowly and carefully. → pick … English new terms dictionary
pick one's way — slowly and carefully choose the way to go … English contemporary dictionary
pick — pick1 [pik] vt. [ME pykken, var. of picchen, to PITCH2] Weaving to throw (a shuttle) n. 1. one passage or throw of the shuttle of a loom 2. one of the weft threads, or filling yarns pick2 [pik] n. [ … English World dictionary
pick — Ⅰ. pick [1] ► VERB 1) (often pick up) take hold of and move. 2) remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. 3) choose from a number of alternatives. 4) remove unwanted matter from (one s nose or teeth) with a finger or a pointed… … English terms dictionary
Pick — (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to throw.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
