Hand-pick meaning in English
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Definition
to hand-pick (an employee): to select, to choose (an employee) personally or carefully
I hand-picked every member of this research team. I chose them all myself.
to hand-pick (a piece of fruit): to choose, to select (a piece of fruit) from the tree personally
My grandmother hand-picks each blueberry she puts in her pies. She chooses each one herself.
Examples
- "You hand-picked most of them personally."
Exercise 1
Check all the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all the answers which apply.
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all the answers which apply.
Check all the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all the answers which apply.
There may be more than one correct answer! Check all the answers which apply.
Mick tells Bruno that his "assistant recently accepted a better offer at a marmalade factory". He means that his assistant took a job which likely paid more than her position at Delavigne Australia.
Towards the end of the dialogue, Bruno says to Mick: "I'm sure you'll recover quickly". In this context, "to recover" is synonymous with "to re-establish good business" or "to improve the general situation". The verb "to recover" is versatile in English: it can refer to someone who is recuperating from an illness, or it can express the sense of "regaining a former condition". "You'll recover" means "you'll get better" or "your situation will improve".
This statement is false. We know that Bruno has been to Australia because Mick brings back a boomerang from "the last time (Bruno) visited"
This statement is false. Bruno tells Mick: "I know that you have a solid staff working with you. You hand-picked most of them personally." Bruno is confirming that Mick "chose", "recruited" or "hired" most of his staff personally. "To hand-pick an employee" is to recruit and select them personally.
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