iˌpɪk verb (used with object)
1.
to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components.
verb (used without object)
2.
(in retail use) to buy only the sale items and ignore the other merchandise.
Origin:
1970–75
1970–75
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| cherry-pick | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things), esp for one's own benefit or gain: cherry-pick the best routes | |
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Cherry-pick
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | cherry-pick |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to choose the best items from a selection for oneself, often in an unfair manner |
| Usage: | derogatory |
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