pick through (pik thru)

Phrasal-verb Searching

Signification

to look through things to find what you want

regarder à travers des choses pour trouver ce que vous voulez (regarder a travers des choses pour trouver ce que vous voulez)

"He picked through the old books looking for his favorite one."

"Il a feuilleté les vieux livres en cherchant son préféré." (Il a feuilleter les vieux livres en cherchant son prefere)

to define specific objectives or targets

to add more details or information about something

to handle procedures for importing or exporting goods

to accumulate money and assets over time

to submit school or college work to the teacher

to stay somewhere doing nothing while waiting for something