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Scarecrow Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Choose/Pick your poison.

0 Does this mean "Choose any of these even if they all may be undesirable to you"? Can one use this the same way as "Name your poison", asking what kind of drink the other person wants to have? 02br
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0 Hello, Scarecrow, 02br 00I'd say "pick your poison" if the drinks were already poured, and "name your poison" if you have to order your drink. 0-

— Pieanne

  • 0 Hello, Scarecrow, 02br 00I'd say "pick your poison" if the drinks were already poured, and "name your poison" if you have to order your drink.
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0 Hello, Scarecrow, 02br
00I'd say "pick your poison" if the drinks were already poured, and "name your poison" if you have to order your drink. 0-
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0I myself have never heard the 'pick' version. I suppose that one could substitute a few other verbs: pick your poison, choose your poison, select your poison. For me, nothing rings true except the classic frontier bartender's welcome: 'Name yer p'ison, stranger!' 0-
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