"Pick someone's brain" nghĩa là gì?

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'Pick someone's brain' có từ pick là chọn lọc, nhặt nhạnh, và brain là bộ óc. Thành ngữ này có nghĩa là nhặt nhạnh các thứ trong óc của một người, tức là hỏi người đó để thu thập thông tin cho mình.

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The quiz master joined us and we tried to pick his brain about where he gets his questions from.

I’m fresh out of ideas for decorating (trang trí) my living room. Let me pick your brain. What color (màu sắc) would make the room seem larger? Which style (kiểu) of furniture do you think would look good?

The boss invited me out for coffee after work. Although he started out making casual conversation (nói chuyện bình thường), he soon began picking my brain (hỏi ý kiến tôi) about who I thought should be fired (sa thải) from the company!

Maybe you want to sit down with Central New Mexico Community College president Kathie Winograd and pick her brain about higher education. Perhaps you’d like to ask an expert from the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History about the current exhibit, or to get some pointers on your swing from local pro golfer Todd Kersting. Those are a few of more than two dozen people from around Albuquerque who’ve agreed to auction themselves off as a lunch or activity partner to the highest bidder Oct. 4, when CLNKids, a nonprofit organization serving homeless children and families, celebrates 25 years of work in Albuquerque.

Kyle Fawcett, newly minted minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, said he will turn to her for advice. “Because of her experience with some of these issues, I will certainly pick her brain as to how we can continue to improve, from an environmental and sustainable resource development standpoint.”

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