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Sunny123 Posted 11 years ago
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"to pick you up" = "help you up"

in the following passage, "to pick you up" = "help you up" r
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In difficult situations I am there to carry you. If your feet are hurting from all the walking, a feeling that you cannot go any further, and it feels as if everything and everyone has abandoned you, I am there to pick you up and hold you close to Me.
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The meaning here is "I am there to pick you up [if you fall]."

Beware of the following possible meanings of "pick up":

To meet and provide transportation: "I'll pick you up at the airport."

Slang, to Initiate a date with a stranger: "I picked her up at my local bar."

Shop: "While you're out, pick up a carton of eggs."

Provide a boost: "If you're ti
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sunny123"to pick you up"
It means to lift someone up in preparation to carry them.
sunny123"help you up"
it means to assist someone who is in a sitting or lying position to stand up, so that they can walk.

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