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What does "pick up skills" mean?
He spent time at a friend's dry cleaning business in the Gulf to pick up skills.
What does "pick up skills" mean in above example?Thank you.
Jun 12, 2012 12:28 PM
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to pick up skills / picking up skills / to pick up a skill = acquiring (learning) a new skill
June 12, 2012
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It means to aquire or develop a skill. You usually use it in reference to the place where you aquire the skill.
"I picked up archery at the summer camp"
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