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
Gerel-Mongolian
Argus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Hayley['heili]
Terezie-Czech
Ernesta-Italian, Lithuanian
Ninon-French