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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 |
| Havva | | - | Turkish |
| Nils | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Nandita | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
| Hinson | | [hinsn] | |
| Arturo | | ahr-TOO-ro | Italian, Spanish |
| Tiyamike | | tee-yah-MEE-kay | Southern African, Chewa |