PICK ON SB/STH


Meaning of PICK ON SB/STH in English

1.

to treat sb unfairly, by blaming, criticizing or punishing them :

She was picked on by the other girls because of her size.

2.

to choose sb/sth :

He picked on two of her statements which he said were untrue.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.