pick one's way



pick one's way

Find and move through a passage carefully, as in She picked her way through the crowd outside the theater, or, more figuratively, He picked his way through the mass of 19th-century journals, looking for references to his subject . [Early 1700s]
See also: pick, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GreerGREERScottish, English (Rare)
Ziemowitzhe-MAW-veetPolish
Eukene-Basque
Pietrina-Italian
Amandaə-MAN-də (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian, German)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Late Roman
Janessajə-NES-əEnglish (Modern)