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
Angharad-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Maximillianmak-si-MIL-ee-ən, mak-si-MIL-yənEnglish
Frieda['fri:də]
Kay (1)KAYEnglish
HannuHAHN-nooFinnish
Gage[geidʒ]