1. I don't know where my children have picked up those rude words.
2. I wondered why she'd picked me up.
3. Why do you always pick on John?
4. The telephone rang just as I was about to pick up the receiver.
5. Try to eat your lunch, Jane, you've been picking at it.
6. Please, will you pick up my parcel at the post office as you pass?
7. The weak points in his arguments were eagerly picked on by his opponents.
8. It is not safe to travel by standing at the roadside hoping to be picked up by passing motorists.
9. The fruit shop lets pick out for yourself the apples that you want to buy.
10. Pick out the dress that you like best and I’ll buy it for your birthday.
11. Most of the times he just picks at his food.
1 Don't whistle in your house, you'll have no money!
2 Breaking the dishes is a good omen, they say it's for luck.
3 To cut hair during the growing moon is for good luck.
4 A black cat crossing your road is for bad luck.
5 To spill salt is for bad luck but if you did it, you should throw a bit of salt over your shoulder, to undo the bad luck.
6 If you put money in the pocket of new clothes it will bring good luck.
7 Friday the thirteenth is a very bad day. Friday is considered an unlucky day because Jesus was crucified on Friday.
8 Putting shoes on the table is to misfortune.
9 A horseshoe over the door brings good luck.
10 If your right palm itches, there will be some profit, if your left palm does then wait for loss.
1 Не свистите в своем доме, у вас не будет денег!
2 Разбивание посуды - это хорошее предзнаменование, говорят, это на удачу.
3 Стричь волосы во время растущей Луны - это на удачу.
4 Чёрная кошка, пересекающая вашу дорогу, - это плохая примета.
5 Рассыпать соль - это к несчастью, но если вы это сделали, вы должны бросить немного соли через плечо, чтобы отменить неудачу.
6 Если вы положите деньги в карман новой одежды, это принесет удачу.
7 Пятница тринадцатого числа - очень плохой день. Пятница считается несчастливым днем, потому что Иисус был распят в пятницу.
8 Ставить обувь на стол - к несчастью.
9 Подкова над дверью приносит удачу.
10 Если ваша правая ладонь чешется, то будет некая прибыль, если же левая ладонь чешется, то ждите убытка.