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Definition pick over the bones of something in British English

pick over the bones of something phrase

phrase
1

to examine something very carefully in order to find anything of value and keep it for yourself

Example

There wasn't much left of the estate after the lawyers had picked over the bones.

Synonyms and related words
go through look out for seek out
Definition pick over the bones of something in British English