How to Pronounce "pick and choose"
expression
PIK-ənd-CHOOZ
PIK-AND-CHOOZ
Definition
To carefully select only what you want from a group of things, rather than taking everything offered.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɪk/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈtʃuz
British English
pˈɪk/ /ˈænd/ /tʃˈuːz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PIK-ənd-CHOOZ
UK
PIK-AND-CHOOZ
Listen in Context
You can't pick and choose which rules you want to follow.
She likes to pick and choose her projects at work.
At the buffet, you can pick and choose whatever you want to eat.
He's so picky—he always wants to pick and choose who he works with.