pick a fight

phrase

: to deliberately start a fight with someone

Examples of pick a fight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In that art world, a pink painting was already picking a fight. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

Thomas Kennedy of the Florida Immigrant Coalition said the goal is not to pick a fight with Miami police. — Tess Riski august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Having negotiated an extraordinary package — ending sanctions, unfreezing assets and establishing a $300 billion reparation fund — Iran made the seemingly nonsensical decision to pick a fight instead. — Matthew Gould, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

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

Rhymes for pick a fight

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