pick a fight

English

Alternative forms

• pick a quarrel

Verb

pick a fight

1. To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.

Translations

Translations

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἅπτομαι μάχης m (háptomai mákhēs)

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References

• “pick a fight”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “pick a fight”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “pick a fight quarrel with someone” (US) / “pick a fight quarrel with someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “pick a quarrel fight with somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.