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pick out (something) What does pick out (something) mean?	to choose or select something	I tried to pick out a nice necktie for my father.
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cry one's eyes out What does "cry one's eyes out" mean?	to cry very hard	The little girl cried her eyes out when she lost her favorite doll.

burger joint What does "burger joint" mean?	place that specializes in hamburgers
go off half-cocked What does "go off half-cocked" mean?	to act or speak without thinking	Our boss often goes off half-cocked when he is at a meeting.
walk on eggs What does "walk on eggs" mean?	to be very cautious	I must walk on eggs when I ask my friend to do something for me.
chicken What does "chicken" mean?	game in which two drivers drive toward each other head-on and the first driver to veer off is the loser (hence chicken, as in coward)
as white as a ghost What does "as white as a ghost" mean?	very pale because of fear/shock/illness	My sister became as white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.
vette What does "vette" mean?	Corvette car

work like a horse What does "work like a horse" mean?	to work very hard	My grandfather worked like a horse when he was a young man.
out of stock What does "out of stock" mean?	to be not immediately available in a store	The hammers were out of stock when I went to the hardware store this afternoon.
call (someone or something) into question or call into question (someone or something) What does "call (someone or something) into question or call into question (someone or something)" mean?	to dispute or cast doubt upon someone or something	The lawyer called the man's statement about his neighbor into question.
pitch a tent What does "pitch a tent" mean?	have an erection upon waking in the morning
flack What does "flack" mean?	criticism; complaints
Made in the shade What does "Made in the shade" mean?	One has an easy time in life or in a given situation. Finding things working to one's benefit.

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Pick Out (something) Idiom