Slang definitions & phrases for pick someone's brain
pick someone's brain
verb phrase
To question someone closely for one's own profit; exploit someone's creativity by imitation; be an intellectual parasite
To inquire of someone; ask someone for information, advice, etc (1885+)
Idioms and Phrases with pick someone's brain
pick someone's brain
Obtain ideas or information from another person, as in I'm out of ideas for decorating—let me pick your brain. This term alludes to picking clean a carcass. [ Mid-1800s ]