pick (one's) way


pick (one's) way

To carefully move through or over something. We picked our way through the woods to avoid tripping over any roots.See also: pick, way

pick one's way

Find and move through a passage carefully, as in She picked her way through the crowd outside the theater, or, more figuratively, He picked his way through the mass of 19th-century journals, looking for references to his subject . [Early 1700s] See also: pick, way

pick your ˈway (across, over, etc. something)

walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet: She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.See also: pick, way

pick (one's) way

To find passage and make careful progress through it: picked her way down the slope.See also: pick, way