"know how to pick 'em" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knows how to pick 'em [present, singular, third-person], knowing how to pick 'em [participle, present], knew how to pick 'em [past], known how to pick 'em [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> how to pick 'em}} know how to pick 'em (third-person singular simple present knows how to pick 'em, present participle knowing how to pick 'em, simple past knew how to pick 'em, past participle known how to pick 'em)
  1. (colloquial) you have chosen the wrong person Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-know_how_to_pick_'em-en-verb-qpwLMY45
  2. (colloquial, literally) you are good at picking people or things Tags: colloquial, literally
    Sense id: en-know_how_to_pick_'em-en-verb-tFFNyYY9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): weet ze wel uit te kiezen (Dutch)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 100

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