pick flowers in English

Forms: picks flowers [present, singular, third-person], picking flowers [participle, present], picked flowers [participle, past], picked flowers [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: "Picking flowers" is a sufficiently obvious excuse for separating from a group and squatting down outside that it is found in a wide range of places and languages, from Britain to Botswana and Japanese to Isan. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pick flowers}} pick flowers (third-person singular simple present picks flowers, present participle picking flowers, simple past and past participle picked flowers)

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        "To (excuse oneself away from a group and) to answer the call of nature outdoors."
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    "Pages with entries"
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"pick flowers" meaning in English

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