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pick someone's brain
pick someone's brain
Obtain ideas or information from another person, as in I'm out of ideas for decorating-let me pick your brain. This term alludes to picking clean a carcass. [Mid-1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Apolena | | - | Czech, Slovak |
MoisÉS | | moi-SES (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Dilys | | - | Welsh |
Nit | | - | Egyptian Mythology |
Fulgencio | | fool-KHEN-thyo (Spanish), fool-KHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Dorris | | DAWR-is | English |