PICK UP - Phrasal Verbs

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McDonald's and Yum! Brands apologized to customers after footage from a Chinese TV station alleged workers at a Shanghai supplier picked up meat off the factory floor and used it rather than disposing of it.

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Grandparents love nothing more than a call from a grandchild, except when they’re being taken to the cleaners. In a common scam, victims who pick up the phone are told by an impersonator that their grandchild is in trouble.

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After setting sail from Libya in rubber inflatables, wooden fishing boats or other rickety, overcrowded vessels, migrants are picked up by the Italian navy and taken to Sicily.

Ever get to grips with a problem? Pick up a new skill? Grasp a difficult concept? These phrases all hint at the fact that learning is easier, quicker and more long-lasting if lessons involve the body as well as the mind.

In the NFL, Western teams may hold an advantage over Eastern teams in night games. Typically, our energy tends to pick up around 6 p.m. But by 10, the sandman has started his siren song, and the players' energy flags.