Pick The Brains Of (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Pick The Brains Of (someone) Idiom mean?

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pick the brains of (someone) What does pick the brains of (someone) mean?	to talk to someone in order to get some information about something	We picked the brains of the official who was sent to talk about the pollution problem.
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catch one's breath What does "catch one's breath" mean?	to return to normal breathing after breathing very hard	I stopped at the top of the stairs to catch my breath.
Long time no hear What does "Long time no hear" mean?	The speaker could say this when they have not heard from a person, either through phone calls or emails for a long time.
right on time What does "right on time" mean?	to be exactly at the correct time	The train arrived at the station right on time.
Pull the other one, it's got brass bells on What does "Pull the other one, it's got brass bells on" mean?	This idiom is way of telling somebody that you don't believe them. The word 'brass' is optional.

know a trick or two What does "know a trick or two" mean?	know some special way of dealing with a problem	I know a trick or two about how to handle a customer who is angry or upset.
catch up with (someone or something) What does "catch up with (someone or something)" mean?	to become even with someone (in a race or in schoolwork etc.)	I think that it is too late to catch up with the rest of the class now.
hit home What does "hit home" mean?	make sense, make an impression on someone	The amount of damage from the storm hit home when we saw the houses on the beach.
ten to one What does "ten to one" mean?	very likely	I think that ten to one our secretary will come to work late again today.
set foot (somewhere) What does "set foot (somewhere)" mean?	to step or go somewhere	I have never set foot in that restaurant and I never will in the future.
bound to (do something) What does "bound to (do something)" mean?	to be certain to do something	"If you ask your father he is bound to try and help you with your problem."

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Pick The Brains Of (someone) Idiom