pick away at (something)

To focus on, scrutinize, or dwell upon every small or minor fault, problem, or failing of or about something. I wish the principal wouldn't pick away at the teachers like that. They're all trying to be the best teachers they can!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Roseanna	[rəu'zænə]
FÁBia	-	Portuguese
Karolina	kah-raw-LEE-nah (Polish), kah-ro-LEE-nah (Swedish, German)	Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German
Helmi	HEL-mee (Finnish)	Finnish, Swedish
Jitka	-	Czech
Senan	-	Irish