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Phrase(s): pick and choose
to choose very carefully from a number of possibilities; to be selective. • You must take what you are given. You cannot pick and choose. • Meg is so beautiful. She can pick and choose from a whole range of boyfriends.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Select with great care, as in John and Kate loved to go to the pastry shop, especially if they had time to pick and choose. Despite its redundancy (pick and choose are synonyms), this phrase has survived since the 1400s.
American Heritage Idioms