pick holes: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To find fault with or criticize aspects of something, often by identifying flaws, inconsistencies, or weak points.
Examples
BetaThe lawyer picked holes in the prosecution’s evidence during the trial.
L’avocat a cherché les failles dans les preuves de l’accusation pendant le procès.
Critics love to pick holes in the director’s latest film, focusing on every inconsistency.
Les critiques adorent trouver des défauts dans le dernier film du réalisateur, en se concentrant sur chaque incohérence.
Before signing the contract, she picked holes in the terms to ensure nothing unfavorable was hidden.
Avant de signer le contrat, elle a cherché les failles dans les conditions pour s'assurer qu'aucun élément défavorable n’était caché.
- To make physical punctures or openings in something using a sharp object.
Examples
BetaHe picked holes in the leather jacket to create a distressed look.
Il a fait des trous dans la veste en cuir pour créer un effet usé.
The tailor picked holes in the fabric to mark where the buttons would be sewn.
Le tailleur a fait des trous dans le tissu pour marquer l’emplacement des boutons.
They picked holes in the paper to bind the documents together.
Ils ont perforé le papier pour relier les documents ensemble.
During the craft session, the children picked holes in the cardboard to create patterns.
Pendant l’atelier créatif, les enfants ont percé le carton pour créer des motifs.
Examples:
- EN: We're not gonna pick holes in each other's coats, I suppose.ES: No vamos a contar los huecos de nuestros abrigos supongo.
- EN: Forty ice-pick holes in him before they had the decency to shoot him.ES: Cuarenta puñaladas antes de dispararle.
- EN: Well, maybe ma rtia ns don't like ladies with ice pick holes. Huh?ES: Quizás no les gusten las mujeres perforadas.
- EN: I don't think it's your role to pick holes in it.ES: No creo que sea su función escoger orificios en ella.
- EN: And he had several ice pick holes in his hands.ES: Y tenía hoyos de punzón en las manos.
- EN: - Oh, yeah. Blondie, if you want to pick holes, be my guest.ES: Rubito, si quieres ponerle pegas a lo que digo, adelante,
- EN: Well, you're just determined to pick holes in this operation, aren't you?ES: Así que estás decidida a encontrarle fallas a esta operación, ¿no?
- EN: Not that I'm trying to pick holes, but in the 15 years a deranged killer spends hiding in the attic, you'd think he'd want to do something a little more heinous - than steal food from the pantry.ES: No es que esté tratando de encontrar defectos, pero en los 15 años que un asesino desquiciado pasa escondido en el ático, uno pensaría que querría hacer algo un poco más atroz que robar comida de la despensa.
- EN: The only thing I can pick holes in with his cook right now is those jalapeños he's making for poppers are so huge...ES: El único defecto que puedo encontrarle es que los jalapeños que va a rellenar son enormes...
- EN: "The worry is it ends up on the dark web and used by bad guys to pick holes in airport security.HI: " "चिंता यह है कि यह अंधेरे वेब पर समाप्त होता है और हवाई अड्डे की सुरक्षा में छेद करने के लिए बुरे लोगों द्वारा उपयोग किया जाता है।
- EN: "The worry is it ends up on the dark web and used by bad guys to pick holes in airport security."HI: " "चिंता यह है कि यह अंधेरे वेब पर समाप्त होता है और हवाई अड्डे की सुरक्षा में छेद करने के लिए बुरे लोगों द्वारा उपयोग किया जाता है।
- EN: That said, it's not hard to find good sources which pick holes in the report.HI: लेकिन इसके सिल्हूट में चोरी की गई बारीकियों को देखने के लिए यह बहुत मुश्किल नहीं है।
- EN: not going to pick holes in each other'sHI: एक दूसरे के गले मिलने से बचे
- EN: It's easy now that the job's well done, to pick holes in the way it was achieved.HI: जैसे हो काम ये मेरे लिए आसान जाना. .
- EN: I think he came to pick holes last night.ID: Saya pikir dia datang untuk mengambil lubang tadi malam.
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