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picked the brains of
phrasepast tense of pick the brains of
Synonyms of picked the brains of
to put a series of questions to
- The conference presented an opportunity to pick the brains of some of the world's greatest scientists.
Synonyms for picked the brains of
- catechized,
- examined,
- grilled,
- interrogated,
- pumped,
- queried,
- questioned,
- quizzed,
- sweat
- (or sweated)
- [slang]
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