pick a fight

phrase

: to deliberately start a fight with someone

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Thomas Kennedy of the Florida Immigrant Coalition said the goal is not to pick a fight with Miami police. — Tess Riski august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Having negotiated an extraordinary package — ending sanctions, unfreezing assets and establishing a $300 billion reparation fund — Iran made the seemingly nonsensical decision to pick a fight instead. — Matthew Gould, Washington Post, 24 July 2026 Instead of a clean transfer, Hill’s character picks a fight with him and flicks him off, which ends up with Bernthal’s character in the back of the squad car. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Meanwhile, many of the companies most likely to pick a fight with Delaware have already left the state. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick a fight

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“Pick a fight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20a%20fight. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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