pick on

1. (transitive)To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.

   Hey! Quit picking on your brother.

   herumhacken auf, schikanieren, mobben

2. (transitive)To select (a person) for a task, etc.

   The teacher picked on me to answer the question.

1. Someone picked my pocket on the train.

   Хтось обчистив мої кишені в поїзді.

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2. Stop picking on me.

   Досить до мене прискіпуватися.

   ruХватит ко мне придираться.

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3. Stop picking on Tom.

   Припини прискіпуватися до Тома.

   ruПрекрати докапываться до Тома.

   deUnterlass es, auf Tom herumzuhacken!

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4. Why are you picking on me?

   deWarum hackst du auf mir rum?

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5. Why is Tom picking on me?

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irregular

• pick upпідбирати, підніматиTo lift; to grasp and raise.
• pick outвзяти, братиTo remove by picking.
• pick apartстукати, стукнутиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, apart.
• pick offTo remove by picking.
• pick onTo bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
• pick overTo choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among.
• pick throughTo look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.