idiom
Food
cherry-pick
CHAIR-ee PIK
ˈtʃɛri pɪkListen
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Syllable breakdown
cherrypick
Dictionary meaning
To selectively choose only the best or most favourable items, ignoring the rest.
Examples
- The report cherry-picked statistics that supported management's preferred conclusion.
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