pick on

hänseln, schikanieren

Jemanden immer wieder schlecht behandeln, besonders durch Kritik oder Spott.

In einfachem Englisch: To repeatedly treat someone unkindly, especially by criticizing them or making fun of them.

• Stop picking on your sister.
• Some children picked on him because of his glasses.
• Why does the boss always pick on me?

So benutzt man es: pick on someone (The older boys kept picking on him.)

Synonyme: bully, harass, tease

Häufige Wendungen: pick on someone, pick on younger children

auswählen, drannehmen

Jemanden für eine Aufgabe auswählen, oft obwohl die Person sie lieber nicht übernehmen würde.

In einfachem Englisch: To choose someone to do something, often when they would rather not do it.

• The teacher picked on me to answer.
• She picked on Leo to carry the boxes.
• Why do you always pick on me for these jobs?

So benutzt man es: pick on someone to do something (The teacher picked on me to read aloud.); pick on someone for something (They picked on Sam for the difficult job.)

Synonyme: choose, select, single out

Häufige Wendungen: pick on someone, pick on a student