pick a fight
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pick a fight
- /ˌpɪk ə ˈfaɪt/ US
verb picks a fight · picking a fight · picked a fight · pick fights
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To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.
Similar: pick a quarrel
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verb Translations
| Español | buscar una pelea, provocar una pelea, iniciar una pelea |
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| Português | procurar briga, comprar brigar |
| Deutsch | Streit suchen |
| Italiano | attaccare briga |
| Tiếng Việt | cà khịa |
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