"pick holes" meaning in All languages combined

See pick holes on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-pick holes.ogg Forms: picks holes [present, singular, third-person], picking holes [participle, present], picked holes [participle, past], picked holes [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pick holes}} pick holes (third-person singular simple present picks holes, present participle picking holes, simple past and past participle picked holes)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To find weaknesses, errors or imperfections (in). Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-pick_holes-en-verb-3UjzwEig Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2011 September 23, Jason Palmer, “Light speed: Flying into fantasy”, in BBC News:",
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        "(idiomatic, intransitive) To find weaknesses, errors or imperfections (in)."
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