be choosy 挑三拣四

“挑三拣四”，汉语成语，指挑挑拣拣，嫌这嫌那，与“挑肥拣瘦”同义。可以翻译为“be choosy，be picky”，与英文习语“pick and choose”意思相近，表示“to select very fastidiously”。

 

例句：

 

不要挑三拣四的，给什么就拿什么吧。

Don't pick and choose, but take what's given to you.

 

他对工作从不挑三拣四。

He is never choosy about his job.

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