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]
See also: brain, pick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pierrick-Breton, French
Ananiasan-ə-NIE-əs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
SueSOOEnglish
Stefanus-Dutch
Gervasiojer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Gisellajee-ZEL-lahItalian