pick a fight

Verb

Meaning

pick a fight (third-person singular simple present picks a fight, present participle picking a fight, simple past and past participle picked a fight)

To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bicker

Antonyms

ingratiate

Close letter words and terms

pick 'n' mix pick a bone pick a card pick a hole in someone's coat pick a lane pick a quarrel