pick someone's pockets

pick someone's pockets
pick someone's pockets steal something from a person's pocket.
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  • pick someone's pockets — steal something surreptitiously from another person s pocket. → pick …   English new terms dictionary

  • pick someone's pockets — steal something surreptitiously from another person s pocket …   Useful english dictionary

  • pick (someone's) pocket — 1. to steal from your pockets or bag without you noticing. Someone in the subway picked my pocket and got my wallet. 2. to cheat someone. Her lawyer told her that he would look out for her interests and then proceeded to pick her pocket …   New idioms dictionary

  • pick — Ⅰ. pick [1] ► VERB 1) (often pick up) take hold of and move. 2) remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. 3) choose from a number of alternatives. 4) remove unwanted matter from (one s nose or teeth) with a finger or a pointed… …   English terms dictionary

  • pick — pick1 verb 1》 take hold of and remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing.     ↘(often pick someone/thing up) take hold of and lift or move.     ↘(pick up) Golf take hold of and lift up one s ball, especially when conceding a hole. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

  • pick pockets — (or pick someone s pocket) : to steal money or objects from someone s pockets or purse One of the boys distracted her while the other picked her pocket. She survived on the streets by shoplifting and picking pockets. see also ↑pickpocket • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • picker — Ⅰ. pick [1] ► VERB 1) (often pick up) take hold of and move. 2) remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. 3) choose from a number of alternatives. 4) remove unwanted matter from (one s nose or teeth) with a finger or a pointed… …   English terms dictionary

  • List of The Real Hustle episodes — This is an episode list for The Real Hustle. All dates are the first broadcast on BBC Three in the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Series 1 2 Series 2 3 Series 3 4 Series 4 …   Wikipedia

  • pocket — pock|et1 [ pakıt ] noun count *** 1. ) a small bag that forms part of a piece of clothing and is used for holding small objects: The money had fallen out of a hole in my pocket. She searched her pockets for the car keys. a pants/shirt/coat pocket …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pickpocket — pick|pock|et [ˈpıkˌpɔkıt US ˌpa:k ] n someone who steals things from people s pockets, especially in a crowd …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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