pick a fight

phrase

: to deliberately start a fight with someone

Examples of pick a fight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of a clean transfer, Hill’s character picks a fight with him and flicks him off, which ends up with Bernthal’s character in the back of the squad car. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Meanwhile, many of the companies most likely to pick a fight with Delaware have already left the state. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Nov. 2025

Parnes reports that more than a dozen Democratic strategists and donors said in interviews that Newsom demonstrated his ability to pick a fight against Republicans and win, particularly through the ballot measure. — Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025

Your husband wanted to pick a fight. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for pick a fight

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