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
RafRAHFDutch
Igone-Basque
Adorindaah-do-REEN-dah  Esperanto
Narcissanar-SIS-ə (English)Late Roman
Mira (1)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Mario['mæriəu]