Verb
express a negative opinion of
eat like a bird
pluck or pull at with the fingers
Source: WordNetTime heals all wounds, unless you pick at them. Shaun Alexander
I think people are just haters. When they see people doing well, some people, if there's something wrong, they'll pick at that. Alana Blanchard
You mean guys don't get injured in spring training? Guys get hurt walking down the street. All the managers, pitching coaches [are] very sensitive. Look, you can always pick at something, but there's a broader picture, a grander picture. Bud Selig
I hate mean people. People who just pick at you and try to force you into a train wreck. Method Man
The universe has resources of death which we have barely begun to pick at. Algis Budrys
It was then that I began to look into the seams of your doctrine. I wanted only to pick at a single knot but when I had got that undone, the whole thing raveled out. And then I understood that it was all machine-sewn. Henrik Ibsen