Picked a winner In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "picked a winner", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-04-20 03:04

Meaning of Picked a winner (redirected from pick a winner )

Pick a winner informal verb phrase

To choose someone or something that likely brings you success or benefit; to make a very good decision

These outfits are all gorgeous. It's really hard for me to pick a winner.

I'm very happy to have him in my team. I certainly picked a winner.

This car is affordable and runs well. I think I picked a winner.

Other phrases about:

stand pat (on something)

If one stands pat on something, he or she sticks firmly to it.

make up (one's) mind

Make a decision. 

eleventh-hour decision

A decision made at the last possible moment

play (one's) hunch

Make a decision based on one's feeling or intuition

be torn between

Unable to make a decision between different choices or possibilities

Grammar and Usage of Pick a winner

Verb Forms

  • picked a winner
  • picking a winner
  • picks a winner

The verb "pick" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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that's my story and I'm sticking to it

A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate

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Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
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