pick a fight



pick a fight (with someone)

 and pick a quarrel (with someone)
to start a fight or argument with someone on purpose. Are you trying to pick a fight with me? Max intended to pick a quarrel with Lefty.
See also: fight, pick

pick a fight (with somebody)

also pick fights (with somebody)
to intentionally start a fight or argument with someone When she was first in Congress, she foolishly picked a fight with a very powerful politician.
See also: fight, pick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarcosMAHR-kos (Spanish), MAR-koos (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Servaas-Dutch
JenŐ-Hungarian
Tuor-Literature
RuthieROOTH-eeEnglish
Indira-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil