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Old 13-Jul-2009, 12:17
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Default meaning of pick at

when someone says don't pick at your life
or is used in this situation
u have a good job, good wife and life
don't pick at
what does pick at exactly means?
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Old 13-Jul-2009, 13:30
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Default Re: meaning of pick at

Welcome to the forums. Please use full spelling, not text abbreviations, when asking questions.


To "pick at" something - continually to examine or scratch at it, so that it cannot go away. In your examples, it could also mean "don't complain".
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