Find fault with (especially when being unnecessarily critical)

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Hi. Do you know the idiom "pick holes in (something)"? I had found it in my Polish-English dictionary, but hadn't been able to found it in any English-English dictionary; nevertheless, I used it in one of my posts.
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Find fault with (especially when being unnecessarily critical)
Exactly! So, why I wasn't able to find it in any on-line dictionary (in UsingEnglish either)?Originally Posted by tdol
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Nyggus![]()
Try looking under "poke holes in."![]()
Do you 'poke holes' Stateside?
Again, I could not find it in on-line dictionariesOriginally Posted by Ouisch
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Nyggus![]()
Yes! Most vigorously.Originally Posted by tdol
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Seriously, that's the phraseology on this side of the pond.![]()
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