cherry-pick

cherry-pick something

Fig. to choose something very carefully. (As if one were closely examining cherries on the tree, looking for the best.) We have to cherry-pick the lumber we want to use for the cabinetry. Nothing but the best will do.

cherry-pick somebody/something

to choose only the best people or things in a way that is not fair (usually in continuous tenses) Isn't there a danger that the state schools might start cherry-picking the pupils with the best exam results?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yudel	-	Yiddish
Giotto	-	Italian
Gal (2)	-	Slovene
Canaan	-	Biblical
Varvara	vahr-VAH-rah (Russian)	Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Zephyrinus	-	Late Roman