Picked over Meaning in English
expression · lemma: pick over
التعريف
"Picked over" means that something, usually a group of items, has already been searched through or selected from, leaving only what others didn't want or the less desirable options.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Commonly used to describe food (like fruit or sale racks), thrift stores, or anything that has been partly selected through, often with a slightly negative tone. It's informal and not used for people. Do not confuse with "pick over" (the verb phrase meaning to look through carefully).
جمل نموذجية
By the end of the sale, the clothes were pretty picked over.
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These books are all picked over; there aren’t many good ones left.
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The thrift shop felt so picked over that I left empty-handed.
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All the best pastries had been picked over before I arrived.
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After the holiday rush, the toy shelves looked totally picked over.
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The apples at the market were already picked over.
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