pick on someone your own size

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Meaning: (colloquial,idiomatic)Anadmonitionofcowardice, usually said to make someone ceaseharassingorbullyingsomeone else, especially where the bullied party is physicallysmallerorweakerthan the bully.1988February 7, Marea Murray, “Battles Joined: Oddysey of a Lesbian AIDS Activist”, inGay Community News, volume15, number29, page 8:"Why don't youpick on someone your own size?" I say angrily as he tries to push her out of line.

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