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Pick on

Part of speech: Phrasal verb

Senses:

1. (transitive) to bully or continually annoy and provoke someone
2. (intransitive) to constantly find faults, criticize, or nitpick about something or someone

Popular usage:

1. He consistently picks on his younger brother, ridiculing him in front of their friends.

2. Stop picking on her for making a small mistake; everyone makes errors from time to time.

Local usage:

1. Those kids always pick on the new students who join the school.

2. The teacher tends to pick on students who don't pay attention in class.

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