Definition of pick a person's brain

pick (one's) brain    

verb

• to ask a serious of questions of a person who knows about a particular topic, in order to learn more about it.

  I'm thinking about going into software engineering. Can I pick your brain about the field?

  Do you mind if I pick your brain about this new project?

  I went to lunch with him earlier. He wanted to pick my brain.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to question, interrogate.

  Last edited on Jun 27 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 27 2018.

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3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
in the hot seat	Definitions include: being subjected to interrogation.
pump	Definitions include: to sell drugs.
pimp	Definitions include: a male talented in attracting females.
third degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
grill	Definitions include: teeth.
hammer	Definitions include: to interrogate.
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Other terms relating to 'brain':
beat (one's) brains out	Definitions include: to beat severely.
bird-brain	Definitions include: an unintelligent person.
bird-brained	Definitions include: unintelligent.
blow (one's) brains out	Definitions include: to kill via a gunshot to the head.
brain	Definitions include: to hit someone in the head quite hard.
brain blowed	Definitions include: good head gotta say o lord wittit
brain bucket	Definitions include: a protective helmet, often used by skaters.
brain cloud	Definitions include: n. a condition when one's mind is elsewhere and something is forgotten or done incorrectly because of it.
brain cramp	Definitions include: n. a condition when one's mind is elsewhere and something is forgotten or done incorrectly because of it.
brain-damaged	Definitions include: unintelligent.
brain-dead	Definitions include: unintelligent, unwise, inefficient, etc.
brain drain	Definitions include: the departure of intelligent people from a company, organization, country, etc.
brain dump	Definitions include: the act of telling a person or group everything one knows about a particular topic.
brain duster	Definitions include: noun, to be hit upside the head when not thinking clearly, to "knock the dust off your brain."
brain fart	Definitions include: a condition when one's mind is elsewhere and something is forgotten or done incorrectly because of it.
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Other terms relating to 'pick':
draft pick	Definitions include: a highly sought after female.
have a bone to pick	Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss.
pick and pull	Definitions include: a scrap yard where you pick the best parts you can't find anywhere else off the scraps car of your choice, pull (disconnect) the used parts yourself.
pickin pox	Definitions include: after using meth standing in front of a mirror and digging on ones face. falsely thinking ones face has a blemish or pimple and due to the drugs the person continue to dig out a blemish that does NOT exist.
pick-me-up	Definitions include: a stimulant.
pick up	Definitions include: person who doesn't catch on to jokes, does not pick up.
pick up artist	Definitions include: a man who successfully meets women, collects their telephone numbers and then has sexual intercourse with his desired female.
pick up steam	Definitions include: to grow in strength, speed, severity, etc.

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