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pickings [ˈpɪkɪŋz] pl n
(sometimes singular) money, profits, etc., acquired easily or by more or less dishonest means; spoils ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
pickings Translations pickings [ˈpɪkɪŋz] npl there are rich pickings to be had in ... → il y a gros à gagner dans ... They hoped for rich pickings from privatisation → Ils espéraient récolter des sommes rondelettes avec la privatisation. pickings [ˈpɪkɪŋz] npl (profits) there are good pickings to be had here → qui si possono fare dei guadagni facili pickings [ˈpɪkɪŋz] npl (profits) there are good pickings to be had here → qui si possono fare dei guadagni facili How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "A ha, my hearties," roared the leader, turning to his motley crew, "fine pickings here indeed. One leg Belgian, one leg English, and the pickings of eight other people in it. As the front ranks must meet with the greatest abundance, and the rear ranks must have scanty pickings, the instant a rank finds itself the hindmost, it rises in the air, flies over the whole flock and takes its place in the advance. |
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