If someone ~s people or things, they choose the best ones from a group of them, often in a way that other people consider unfair.
The club is in debt while others are queuing to ~ their best players.
VERB: V n
If someone ~s people or things, they choose the best ones from a group of them, often in a way that other people consider unfair.
The club is in debt while others are queuing to ~ their best players.
VERB: V n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012