pick on

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
Hey! Quit picking on your brother.

(transitive) To select (a person) for a task, etc.
The teacher picked on me to answer the question.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

hector badger harry nag carp rag pester cavil persecute tease victimize find fault pick at peck at henpeck

Examples

After the meeting ended Mrs Gibson came up to me and said “Why did you pick on me and no Mrs Unnamed?” Source: Internet

But the dude they spent the second-round pick on just put out a fairly solid performance in your stead, so there’s something here that’s on you too, bub. Source: Internet

Big spiders, little spiders, spiders that eat mosquitoes, spiders that pick on other spiders … Spiders are just another part of the Circle of Life. Source: Internet

And, to be clear, I’m not trying to pick on Reuters here. Source: Internet

If the Patriots re-sign Brady and then spend their first-round pick on a quarterback, then Brady would have every right to retire. Source: Internet

But the Eagles’ offense would give it right back with Wentz throwing ANOTHER pick on a bad throw meant for John Hightower. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pick of the bunch pick of the crop pick of the litter pick on someone your own size pick one's battles pick one's nose