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 2fast4you

link 1.08.2006 12:42 
Subject: pick away

Convinced that the company X had done little to improve his chances of regaining control over the company Y, he has been picking away at it ever since.

Need a helping hand for the last part of the sentence.
Thx in advance

/mine: с тех пор прекратил сотрудничество?

 Nina79

link 1.08.2006 12:44 
context please!

what comes before and after this? pick away at can mean MANY things

 V

link 1.08.2006 15:12 
контекст

вартиант - (тихо) растаскивал ее (Ко) по кусочкам

 Althea

link 1.08.2006 15:28 
И все время к ним цеплялся (с придирками) :-)

 V

link 2.08.2006 13:13 
не совсем

Вы имели в виду to pick on (smb), sans doute?
:-)

 

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