to pick out

to pick over the past

to pick pockets

to pick sides

to pick someone up

pick and choose

to pick someone’s brain

to pick someone’s brains

to pick up a bug/an illness

to pick up the threads

to pick up a girl

to pick up a habit

to pick up a language

to pick up a reputation

to pick up one’s strength

to pick up speed

to pick up the pace

to pick up the pieces of something

to pick up the tab

to pick up where one left off

to pick up with someone

to pick/raise/start a quarrel

I picked up the phone when it rang.

He picked the ball up off the floor.

to be in a pickle/pinch