"pick and choose" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 精挑细选

Definition

从许多选择中只选取自己想要的，而不是全部都要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，常带有挑剔、太过挑选的意味。常用于 'You can't pick and choose.'，表示不能太挑剔。不同于单纯的 '选择'。

Examples

You can't pick and choose which rules you want to follow.

你不能**精挑细选**只遵守自己想遵守的规则。

She likes to pick and choose her projects at work.

她喜欢**精挑细选**工作项目。

At the buffet, you can pick and choose whatever you want to eat.

在自助餐里，你可以**精挑细选**想吃的食物。

He's so picky—he always wants to pick and choose who he works with.

他很挑剔—总想**精挑细选**合作对象。

Life isn't a menu where you can just pick and choose the easy parts.

生活不是菜单，不能只**精挑细选**简单的部分。

Don’t think you can just pick and choose your responsibilities here.

别以为你可以在这里**精挑细选**你的责任。