pick sb up on sth
— phrasal verb with pick /pɪk/ verbDefinition
› to criticize someone about something they have said: "I want to pick you up on the point you made a few minutes ago about personal morality, Archbishop." His teacher picked him up on his pronunciation.Chastising and rebuking
(Definition of pick sb up on sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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